Caan, Germany

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Caan within Westerwaldkreis district

(2019–24) Roland Lorenz^[1]Area

• Total3.44 km² (1.33 sq mi)Elevation

297 m (974 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total691 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

56237

Dialling codes02601Vehicle registrationWWWebsitewww.caan.de

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

Geography

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.^{[citation needed]} The name Caan describes an old settlement from the noble family "von Kane." In 1352, thee Dietkirchen monastery acquired a share of land. A quarry was in operation in Caan in 1756.^[3]

Politics

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

The current mayor is Roland Lorenz.^[4]

Economy and infrastructure

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.

Coat of arms

The Caans coat of arms has three red eagles in the upper part of the shield to reference the original members of the village. The blue wavy line symbolizes the stream in the town, called the Rucksbach, and the red jug at the bottom indicates the connection to the place name of Caan. ^[5]

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
^ "Kurzportrait Caan". Verbandsgemeinde Ransbach-Baumbach (in German). 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
^ "Ortsbürgermeister der Ortsgemeinde Caan". Verbandsgemeinde Ransbach-Baumbach (in German). 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
^ "Wappenbeschreibung des Caaner Wappens". Verbandsgemeinde Ransbach-Baumbach (in German). 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2022-09-28.