Country Germany District Westerwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 3.25 km² Postal code 56244 Dialling code 02666 | State Rhineland-Palatinate Elevation 380 m (1,250 ft) Postal codes 56244 Local time Sunday 9:33 PM Population 571 (31 Dec 2008) Municipal assoc. Selters | |
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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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Map of 56244 Weidenhahn, Germany
Location
The community lies 7 km northeast of Selters at the junction of Weidenbach and Steinchesbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
About 1200, Weidenhahn was first mentioned under the name Weidenhagen. Other names that it has had over time are Weidenhayn, Wedinhane, Weidinhan, Weidenhayn and Weidenhahn.
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:
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.