Arnshöfen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
Arnshöfen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Arnshöfen within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Arnshöfen  Arnshöfen | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′26″N 7°52′12″E / 50.54056°N 7.87000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Michaela Hehl[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 173 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/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.arnshoefen.de |
Geography
editLocation
editThe community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg, right near the Westerwald Lake Plateau.
Constituent communities
editArnshöfen's Ortsteile are Arnshöfen, Etzelbach and Niederdorf.
History
editIn 1525, Arnshöfen had its first documentary mention.
Politics
editThe municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Economy and infrastructure
editRight through the community runs Bundesstraße 8, which links Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Limburg an der Lahn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on Bundesautobahn 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt am Main), some 15 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
edit- Arnshöfen (in German)
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