Country Germany District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 3.54 km² Local time Tuesday 11:49 AM Dialling code 02661 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Elevation 452 m (1,483 ft) Postal codes 56459 Postal code 56459 Population 680 (31 Dec 2008) Municipal assoc. Westerburg | |
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Stockum-Püschen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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- Stockum p schen im swr fernsehen landesschau hierzuland
- Map of 56459 Stockum PC3BCschen Germany
- Ffw stockum p schen cold water challenge 2014
- Location
- Constituent communities
- History
- Community council
- Transport
- References
Map of 56459 Stockum-P%C3%BCschen, Germany
Ffw stockum p schen cold water challenge 2014
Location
Stockum-Püschen lies on the southern slope of the natural monument, the Götzenberg, 9 km from Westerburg and is an important basalt-mining centre. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Its exact position is 50° 36′ N, 7° 54′ E.
Constituent communities
The Ortsgemeinde came into being on 1 January 1969 with the union of the two former municipalities of Stockum and Püschen.
History
In 1235, Stockum-Püschen had its first documentary mention.
Community council
The council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Transport
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.