Weidenhahn
Weidenhahn | |
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 Weidenhahn (foreground) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Weidenhahn within Westerwaldkreis district | |
  Weidenhahn | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′50″N 7°50′19″E / 50.54722°N 7.83861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Frank Eulberg[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 578 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56244 |
| Dialling codes | 02666 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.weidenhahn.de |
Weidenhahn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]The community lies 7 km northeast of Selters at the junction of Weidenbach and Steinchesbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]About 1200, Weidenhahn was first mentioned under the name Weidenhagen. Other names that it has had over time are Weidenhayn, Wedinhane, Weidinhan, Weidenhayn and Weidenhahn.
Politics
[edit]The municipal council is made up of 16 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Seat apportionment on council:
| WG Görg | WG D. Eulberg | Total | |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 | 16 seats |
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]The community lies west of Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
[edit]- Weidenhahn (in German)
- Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (in German)
Towns and municipalities in Westerwaldkreis |
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