Weidenhahn

Weidenhahn
Weidenhahn (foreground)
Weidenhahn (foreground)
Coat of arms of Weidenhahn
Location of Weidenhahn within Westerwaldkreis district
Weidenhahn is located in Germany
Weidenhahn
Weidenhahn
Weidenhahn is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Weidenhahn
Weidenhahn
Coordinates: 50°32′50″N 7°50′19″E / 50.54722°N 7.83861°E / 50.54722; 7.83861
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Selters (Westerwald)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Frank Eulberg[1]
Area
 • Total3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total578
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02666
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.weidenhahn.de

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

Geography

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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