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Giesenhausen

Coordinates: 50°42′13″N 7°43′23″E / 50.70361°N 7.72306°E / 50.70361; 7.72306
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Giesenhausen
Coat of arms of Giesenhausen
Location of Giesenhausen within Westerwaldkreis district
Giesenhausen is located in Germany
Giesenhausen
Giesenhausen
Giesenhausen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Giesenhausen
Giesenhausen
Coordinates: 50°42′13″N 7°43′23″E / 50.70361°N 7.72306°E / 50.70361; 7.72306
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2024–-) Astrid Lauer
Area
 • Total4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total331
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57612
Dialling codes02688
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitegiesenhausen.de

Giesenhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland. The agriculturally oriented residential community of Giesenhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

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In 1311, Giesenhausen had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election in May 2014.

Regular events

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The Maifest (“May Festival”), held yearly on 30 April at the grill lodge and organized by the Maijugend (“May Youth”) is a highlight in community life.

Economy and infrastructure

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South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (DortmundAschaffenburg), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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