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Neunkirchen, Westerwaldkreis

Coordinates: 50°32′49″N 8°6′14″E / 50.54694°N 8.10389°E / 50.54694; 8.10389
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Neunkirchen
Coat of arms of Neunkirchen
Location of Neunkirchen within Westerwaldkreis district
Neunkirchen is located in Germany
Neunkirchen
Neunkirchen
Neunkirchen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Neunkirchen
Neunkirchen
Coordinates: 50°32′49″N 8°6′14″E / 50.54694°N 8.10389°E / 50.54694; 8.10389
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Rennerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Hartmut Schwarz[1]
Area
 • Total6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total548
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56479
Dialling codes06436
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.rennerod.de

Neunkirchen (German: [ˈnɔʏnˌkɪʁçn̩] ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between the towns of Siegen (38 km to the north), Wetzlar (28 km to the east) and Limburg an der Lahn (19 km to the south). Neunkirchen is the southernmost place belonging to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod – a kind of collective municipality – whose seat is in the like-named town.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.