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

Giesenhausen
Municipality
Location of Giesenhausen within Westerwaldkreis district
Giesenhausen
Giesenhausen
Coordinates: 50°42′13″N 7°43′23″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
  Mayor (201924) Michael Meier[1]
Area
  Total4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total321
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57612
Dialling codes02688
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitegiesenhausen.de

Geography


The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland. The agriculturally oriented residential community of Giesenhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.


History


In 1311, Giesenhausen had its first documentary mention.


Politics


The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election in May 2014.


Regular events


The Maifest (“May Festival”), held yearly on 30 April at the grill lodge and organized by the Maijugend (“May Youth”) is a highlight in community life.


Economy and infrastructure


South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundAschaffenburg), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.


References


  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.




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[de] Giesenhausen

Giesenhausen ist eine Ortsgemeinde im Westerwaldkreis in Rheinland-Pfalz. Die landwirtschaftlich strukturierte Wohngemeinde gehört der Verbandsgemeinde Hachenburg an.
- [en] Giesenhausen

[ru] Гизенхаузен

Гизенхаузен (нем. Giesenhausen) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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