Caan, Germany

Caan

Coat of arms
Caan
Location of Caan within Westerwaldkreis district
Coordinates: 50°28′29″N 7°36′39″E / 50.47472°N 7.61083°E / 50.47472; 7.61083Coordinates: 50°28′29″N 7°36′39″E / 50.47472°N 7.61083°E / 50.47472; 7.61083
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Ransbach-Baumbach
Government
 • Mayor Roland Lorenz
Area
 • Total 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation 297 m (974 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 714
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56237
Dialling codes 02601
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.caan.de

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen on the edge of the Kannenbäckerland. Caan belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Ransbach-Baumbach, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1250, Caan had its first documentary mention.

Its most famous football player is the goal scoring machine NG7, who has got a 2 goal/match rate.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

West of the community runs Bundesstraße 413 linking Koblenz and Hachenburg. The A 48 with its Höhr-Grenzhausen interchange (AS 12) lies 8 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ↑ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz "Bevölkerungsstand 2017 - Gemeindeebene" Check |url= value (help). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2018.


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