Arnshöfen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Arnshöfen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Wallmerod
Höhe = 412
Fläche = 2.94
Einwohner = 158
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 02666
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 203
Gliederung = 4 Ortsteile
Adresse-Verband = Gerichtsstraße 1
56414 Wallmerod
Website = [http://www.arnshoefen.de/ www.arnshoefen.de]
Bürgermeister = Heribert Metternich
Partei =

Arnshöfen is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg, right near the Westerwald Lake Plateau.

Constituent communities

Arnshöfen’s "Ortsteile" are Arnshöfen, Etzelbach and Niederdorf.

History

In 1525, Arnshöfen had its first documentary mention.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Right through the community runs "Bundesstraße" 8, which links Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Limburg an der Lahn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Montabaur" on Bundesautobahn 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt am Main), some 15 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.arnshoefen.de/ Arnshöfen] de icon