Kuhnhöfen
Kuhnhöfen 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.
Kuhnhöfen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kuhnhöfen within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 7°51′47″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Gerhard Hehl[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 156 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56244 |
| Dialling codes | 02666 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Geography
The community lies in the Westerwald in the Westerwald Lake Plateau drainage basin.
History
In 1590, Kuhnhöfen had its first documentary mention as Cunhoff uff der Steinen.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef (Sieg). The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
External links
- Kuhnhöfen (in German)
