Stahlhofen am Wiesensee

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Stahlhofen am Wiesensee im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Westerburg
Höhe = 430
Fläche = 2.42
Einwohner = 348
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56459
Vorwahl = 02663
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 293
Adresse-Verband = Neumarkt 1
56457 Westerburg
Website = [http://www.stahlhofen-am-wiesensee.de/ www.stahlhofen-am-wiesensee.de]
Bürgermeister = Günther Raspel

Stahlhofen am Wiesensee is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is not to be confused with Stahlhofen, another community in the same district, but in the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Montabaur.

Geography

Location

Stahlhofen am Wiesensee lies 3 km northeast of Westerburg, on a bank near the Wiesensee’s west shore. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded "Verbandsgemeinde" of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its seat is in the like-named town.

Neighbouring communities

Stahlhofen am Wiesensee’s neighbours are Pottum, Hergenroth, Winnen and Halbs.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

The old village school from 1830 is a protected monument.

Sport

The Wiesensee (lake) has an area of roughly 80 ha and offers not only hikes around it but also bathing, sailing, surfing and angling. Near the lake is also found a golf course.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

North of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 255, linking Montabaur and Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Montabaur" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.stahlhofen-am-wiesensee.de/ Stahlhofen am Wiesensee] de icon