Weidenhahn

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Weidenhahn.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 32 |lat_sec = 50
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 50 |lon_sec = 19
Lageplan = Weidenhahn im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Selters (Westerwald)
Höhe = 380
Fläche = 3.25
Einwohner = 555
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 02666
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 305
Adresse-Verband = Am Saynbach 5 - 7
56242 Selters (Westerwald)
Website = [http://www.weidenhahn.de www.weidenhahn.de]
Bürgermeister = Dieter Görg

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

Geography

Location

The community lies 7 km northeast of Selters at the forks of the Weidenbach and Steinchesbach. 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

About 1200, Weidenhahn had its first documentary mention under the name "Weidenhagen". Other names that it has had over time are "Weidenhayn", "Wedinhane", "Weidinhan", "Weidenhayn" and "Weidenhahn".

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 16 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor ("Ortsbürgermeister"), who were elected in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

"Seat apportionment on council:"

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community lies west of "Bundesstraße" 8, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegburg. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.weidenhahn.de/ Weidenhahn] de icon
* [http://www.selters-ww.de/ Verbandsgemeinde of Selters] de icon