Siershahn

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Siershahn im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Wirges
Höhe = 290
Fläche = 4.43
Einwohner = 2841
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56427
Vorwahl = 02623
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 070
Adresse-Verband = Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
Website = [http://www.siershahn.de/ www.siershahn.de]
Bürgermeister = Gustav Böckling

Siershahn is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

History

Clay finds from La Tène times have been unearthed here. In 1211, Siershahn had its first documentary mention as "Sigarshagen".

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 21 council members, with the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Siershahn’s biggest firm, and the one richest in tradition is Cera Tech (formerly Keramchemie), still employing most of the villagers. Nearby, during the Second World War, was a prison camp.

Siershahn has several bypass roads so that heavy vehicles do not drive through the community as they once did.

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 2 km away. Siershahn was once an important railway hub between Limburg, Gießen and Cologne. Links to Limburg, however, have been cut with all lines being closed down over the years. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.