Heuchelheim

Heuchelheim
Heuchelheim
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Gießen
Local subdivisions 2 Ortsteile
Mayor Lars Burkhard Steinz[1] (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Elevation 153-276 m
Population 7,595 (31 December 2010)[2]
 - Density 718 /km2 (1,859 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GI
Postal code 35452
Area code 0641
Website www.heuchelheim.de

Heuchelheim is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. Since April 1, 1967 it includes the district Kinzenbach. The approximately 8,000 residents spread across two districts Heuchelheim (5,800 inhabitants) and Kinzenbach (2,200 inhabitants).

History

Until 1967 the indepent villages of Heucheleim and Kinzenbach were part of other countys. In the 60th the both villages cooperated leading to the union 1967. From 1977 to 1979 Heuchelheim formed part of the administrative town Lahn, a compound of Gießen, Wetzlar and other municipalities in between.

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