Weidenhahn
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| Weidenhahn | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
| Mayor | Dieter Görg |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 3.25 km² (1.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1247 ft) |
| Population | 555 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 171 /km² (442 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WW |
| Postal code | 56244 |
| Area code | 02666 |
| Website | www.weidenhahn.de |
| Location of Weidenhahn within Westerwaldkreis district | |
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Weidenhahn is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
The community lies 7 km northeast of Selters at the forks of the Weidenbach and Steinchesbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] History
About 1200, Weidenhahn had its first documentary mention under the name Weidenhagen. Other names that it has had over time are Weidenhayn, Wedinhane, Weidinhan, Weidenhayn and Weidenhahn.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Community council
The 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 Görg | WG D. Eulberg | Total | |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 | 16 seats |
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
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.
[edit] External links
- Weidenhahn (German)
- Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (German)
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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