Weidenhahn

Weidenhahn
Municipality
Weidenhahn (foreground)
Coat of arms
Location of Weidenhahn within Westerwaldkreis district
Weidenhahn Weidenhahn
Coordinates: 50°32′50″N 7°50′19″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Selters (Westerwald)
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Frank Eulberg
Area
• Total	3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	578
• Density	180/km2 (460/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.weidenhahn.de

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

Geography

The community lies 7 km northeast of Selters at the junction of Weidenbach and Steinchesbach. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

About 1200, Weidenhahn was first mentioned under the name Weidenhagen. Other names that it has had over time are Weidenhayn, Wedinhane, Weidinhan, Weidenhayn and Weidenhahn.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 16 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Seat apportionment on council:

	WG Görg	WG D. Eulberg	Total
2004	7	9	16 seats

Economy and infrastructure

The community lies west of Bundesstraße 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

• Weidenhahn (in German)
• Verbandsgemeinde of Selters (in German)