Stockhausen-Illfurth
Stockhausen-Illfurth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Stockhausen-Illfurth | |
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Location of Stockhausen-Illfurth within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Stockhausen-Illfurth Stockhausen-Illfurth | |
Coordinates: 50°38′48″N 7°59′15″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karl-Heinz Baldus |
Area | |
• Total | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 444 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56472 |
Dialling codes | 02661 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.bad-marienberg.de |
Geography
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. Through the community flows the Große Nister. Stockhausen-Illfurth belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
In 1438, Stockhausen-Illfurth 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 on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
North of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (Dortmund–Hanau), some 22 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.