Arnshöfen
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show Location of Arnshöfen within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Arnshöfen | |
Coordinates: 50°32′26″N 7°52′12″E / 50.54056°N 7.87000°ECoordinates: 50°32′26″N 7°52′12″E / 50.54056°N 7.87000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
Subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Michaela Hehl[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 147 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/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.arnshoefen.de |
Arnshöfen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
Geography[]
Location[]
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg, right near the Westerwald Lake Plateau.
Constituent communities[]
Arnshöfen's Ortsteile are Arnshöfen, Etzelbach and Niederdorf.
History[]
In 1525, Arnshöfen had its first documentary mention.
Politics[]
The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Economy and infrastructure[]
Right through the community runs Bundesstraße 8, which links Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Limburg an der Lahn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on Bundesautobahn 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt am Main), some 15 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
- Arnshöfen (in German)
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westerwaldkreis
- Westerwaldkreis district geography stubs