Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod

Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community part of a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of two communities named Zehnhausen in the Westerwaldkreis, the other being Zehnhausen bei Rennerod.

Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod
Municipality
Coat of arms of Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod
Coat of arms
Location of Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod within Westerwaldkreis district
Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod is located in Germany
Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod
Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod
Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod
Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod
Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 7°55′25″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Michael Karaski[1]
Area
 • Total1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total188
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56414
Dialling codes06435
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wallmerod.de

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1391, Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod had its first documentary mention as Zeenhußen.

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.

Regular events

The Linden Blossom Festival (Lindenblütenfest) held every year on the first weekend in July has grown into an attraction for the whole local area.

Economy and infrastructure

To Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef, it is four kilometres. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some eleven kilometres away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References
  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.


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