Hahn am See

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Hahn am See im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Wallmerod
Höhe = 399
Fläche = 3.69
Einwohner = 418
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 06435
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 232
Gliederung = 2
Adresse-Verband = Gerichtsstraße 1
56414 Wallmerod
Website = [http://www.wallmerod.de/home/gemeinden/hahn_am_see/index.html http://www.wallmerod.de]
Bürgermeister = Bernd Stahl

Hahn am See 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 und Hachenburg. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

Hahn am See, which was mentioned in a document as "Hane" as early as 1374, lies on one of Germany’s oldest roads. The "Hohe Straße" (“High Road”), which is now "Bundesstraße" 8, can be traced back to the "Völkerwanderung" in pre-Christian times. When there was a great water shortage in 1870, a fountain to supply people with water, was built which was fed by a natural spring. The old fountain column still stands today and still gives its cooling wetness.

Amalgamations

With the amalgamation of the communities of Hahn and Niederhahn, the new united community was given the name Hahn am See in 1980.

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.

Town partnerships

There is a partnership arrangement with the French community of Le Verger, which is nurtured by a promotional group.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The community’s core is characterized by the village linden tree, which is more than 100 years old, and the Baroque church from 1726, which is a protected monument.

External links

* [http://www.wallmerod.de/home/gemeinden/hahn_am_see/index.html Hahn am See in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon
* [http://www.swr.de/hierzuland-rp/archiv/2004/06/29/ Hierzuland television] de icon