Weidenhahn

Weidenhahn
Weidenhahn (foreground)
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Coordinates: 50°32′50″N 7°50′19″E / 50.54722°N 7.83861°E / 50.54722; 7.83861Coordinates: 50°32′50″N 7°50′19″E / 50.54722°N 7.83861°E / 50.54722; 7.83861
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Selters (Westerwald)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Frank Eulberg[1]
Area
• Total	3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	572
• Density	180/km2 (460/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.weidenhahn.de

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

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:

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[]

External links[]

• Weidenhahn (in German)
• Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (in German)

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