Linsengericht
Linsengericht | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Linsengericht within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district | |
  Linsengericht | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′N 09°13′E / 50.167°N 9.217°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Kinzig-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Albert Ungermann[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,883 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63589 |
| Dialling codes | 06051 |
| Vehicle registration | MKK |
| Website | www.linsengericht.de |
Linsengericht is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]The municipality lies in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse. It is located in the valley of the Kinzig, south and southeast of the town of Gelnhausen. Its territory also extends into the wooded hills of the Spessart.
Subdivision
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Linsengericht consists of the Ortsteile Altenhaßlau, Eidengesäß, Geislitz (with Hof Eich and Eichermühle), Großenhausen (with Waldrode) and Lützelhausen.
Name
[edit]Linsengericht is derived from "court under the linden" from "Linde" (German for "linden" - another term for the lime tree) and "Gericht" (German for "court").
References
[edit]- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
External links
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