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

Weidenhahn
Municipality
Weidenhahn (foreground)
Location of Weidenhahn within Westerwaldkreis district
Weidenhahn
Weidenhahn
Coordinates: 50°32′50″N 7°50′19″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Selters (Westerwald)
Government
  Mayor (201924) Frank Eulberg[1]
Area
  Total3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total572
  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

Geography


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


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


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 GörgWG D. EulbergTotal
20047916 seats

Economy and infrastructure


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


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




На других языках


- [en] Weidenhahn

[ru] Вайденхан

Вайденхан (нем. Weidenhahn) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Рейнланд-Пфальц.



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