Marzhausen
Marzhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community, first documented in 1346, lies between Hachenburg and Altenkirchen on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland (Kroppacher Schweiz) and is characterized by agriculture. Marzhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality, governed by a community council of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who are elected.
Marzhausen | |
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Location of Marzhausen within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°41′28″N 7°45′21″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Gregor Brings[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 263 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57627 |
| Dialling codes | 02688 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.hachenburg-vg.de |
Marzhausen is linked to the long-distance highway network through Bundesstraße 414. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) can me reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413.
References
- Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
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