Arnshöfen
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| Arnshöfen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Local subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Heribert Metternich |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 2.94 km² (1.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 412 m (1352 ft) |
| Population | 158 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 54 /km² (139 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56244 |
| Area code | 02666 |
| Website | www.arnshoefen.de |
| Location of Arnshöfen within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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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 found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg, right near the Westerwald Lake Plateau.
[edit] Constituent communities
Arnshöfen’s Ortsteile are Arnshöfen, Etzelbach and Niederdorf.
[edit] History
In 1525, Arnshöfen had its first documentary mention.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
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.
[edit] External links
- Arnshöfen (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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