Giesenhausen
Giesenhausen | |
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Coordinates: 50°42′13″N 7°43′23″E / 50.70361°N 7.72306°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024–-) | Astrid Lauer |
Area | |
• Total | 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 331 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 57612 |
Dialling codes | 02688 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | giesenhausen.de |
Giesenhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]In 1311, Giesenhausen had its first documentary mention.
Politics
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official Homepage of Giesenhausen (in German)
- Giesenhausen in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
- Giesenhausen at swr.de Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in German)