Ewighausen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Ewighausen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Selters (Westerwald)
Höhe = 395
Fläche = 2.55
Einwohner = 231
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 02666
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 221
Straße = Bornstraße 7 a
Website = [http://www.selters-ww.de/adressedetail.php?addrid=432&lay1=2&lay2=1&lay3=0&lay4=0 www.selters-ww.de]
Bürgermeister = Hans-Peter Menngen

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

Geography

Location

The community lies 5 km east of Selters in the Westerwald on "Landesstraße" L 303 between the Westerwald Lake Plateau and the Kannenbäckerland.

History

In 1397, Ewighausen had its first documentary mention. The name’s spelling has changed over the centuries from "Ebichusin" to "Ebeckusen" und "Ewighusen" and then into Ewighausen. In 1972, in the course of municipal restructuring, the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Selters was founded.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 6 council members, including the honorary and presiding mayor ("Ortsbürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community lies west of "Bundesstraße" 8 leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Mogendorf" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.selters-ww.de/adressedetail.php?addrid=432&lay1=2&lay2=1&lay3=0&lay4=0 Ewighausen in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon