Giesenhausen

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

Giesenhausen
Coat of arms
Location of Giesenhausen within Westerwaldkreis district
Giesenhausen
Giesenhausen
Coordinates: 50°42′13″N 7°43′23″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • MayorMichael Meier
Area
 • Total4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total322
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57612
Dialling codes02688
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitegiesenhausen.de

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland. The agriculturally oriented residential community of Giesenhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1311, Giesenhausen had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election in May 2014.

Regular events

The Maifest (“May Festival”), held yearly on 30 April at the grill lodge and organized by the Maijugend (“May Youth”) is a highlight in community life.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
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