Ellenhausen

Ellenhausen

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Ellenhausen

Coordinates: 50°30′59″N 7°43′31″E / 50.51639°N 7.72528°ECoordinates: 50°30′59″N 7°43′31″E / 50.51639°N 7.72528°E
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Selters (Westerwald)
Government
  Mayor Herbert Jäger
Area
  Total 1.90 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 307
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56242
Dialling codes 02626
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.selters-ww.de

Ellenhausen ist eine Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality.

Geography

Location

Ellenhausen lies 3 km (2 mi) southwest of Selters (Westerwald) on the Saynbach in the middle of a broad land covered by woods and meadowland.

History

In 1100, Ellenhausen had its first documentary mention. The name's spelling changed over the centuries from Elkinhusin to Helchinhusin to Ellenhausen. In 1972, in the course of administrative reforms, the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters was founded.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members, including the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is Mogendorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt). 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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