Arnshöfen

Arnshöfen

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Arnshöfen

Coordinates: 50°32′26″N 7°52′12″E / 50.54056°N 7.87000°ECoordinates: 50°32′26″N 7°52′12″E / 50.54056°N 7.87000°E
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Wallmerod
Government
  Mayor Heribert Metternich
Area
  Total 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 148
  Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56244
Dialling codes 02666
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.arnshoefen.de

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.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg, right near the Westerwald Lake Plateau.

Constituent communities

Arnshöfen’s Ortsteile are Arnshöfen, Etzelbach and Niederdorf.

History

In 1525, Arnshöfen had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The 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

Transport

Right 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

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden am 31.12.2012". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2013.

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