Country Germany District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Tuesday 10:19 AM Postal code 56472 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Elevation 496 m (1,627 ft) Area 3.24 km² Population 470 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 02661 | |
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Municipal assoc. Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) Weather 11°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 48% Humidity | ||
Stockhausen-Illfurth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Map of 56472 Stockhausen-Illfurth, Germany
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. Through the community flows the Große Nister. Stockhausen-Illfurth belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1438, Stockhausen-Illfurth had its first documentary mention.
Community council
The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Transport
North of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 22 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.