Sessenhausen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Wappen = Wappen von Sessenhausen.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 31 |lat_sec = 44
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 42 |lon_sec = 44
Lageplan = Sessenhausen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Selters (Westerwald)
Höhe = 270
Fläche = 5.45
Einwohner = 965
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 02626
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 069
Adresse-Verband = Am Saynbach 5 - 7
56242 Selters (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.selters-ww.de/adressedetail.php?addrid=451&lay1=2&lay2=1&lay3=0&lay4=0 www.selters-ww.de]
Bürgermeister = Werner Eiser

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

Geography

Location

The rural residential community of Sessenhausen lies 4 km west of Selters. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1227, Sessenhausen had its first documentary mention as "Sasinhusin". In 1758 it was mentioned as "Sassenhusen", and then later as "Sachsenhausen" and "Sassenhausen".

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 12 council members, as well as 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

North of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Dierdorf" 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=451&lay1=2&lay2=1&lay3=0&lay4=0 Sessenhausen in the collective municipality’s Web pages] de icon