Country Germany District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 2.94 km² Population 160 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 02666 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Municipal assoc. Wallmerod Postal codes 56244 Local time Wednesday 10:36 PM Postal code 56244 | |
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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.
Contents
- Map of ArnshC3B6fen Germany
- Location
- Constituent communities
- History
- Community council
- Transport
- References
Map of Arnsh%C3%B6fen, Germany
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.
Community council
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
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.