Ettinghausen, Germany

Ettinghausen

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Ettinghausen

Coordinates: 50°31′02″N 7°52′24″E / 50.51722°N 7.87333°E / 50.51722; 7.87333Coordinates: 50°31′02″N 7°52′24″E / 50.51722°N 7.87333°E / 50.51722; 7.87333
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor Horst Zerfas
Area
 • Total 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 327
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56244
Dialling codes 06435
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.wallmerod.de

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

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1367, Ettinghausen had its first recorded mention, as Ittincusen.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 255 linking Montabaur and Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

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