Kuhnhöfen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Kuhnhöfen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Wallmerod
Höhe = 390
Fläche = 1.68
Einwohner = 172
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56244
Vorwahl = 02666
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 251
Adresse-Verband = Gerichtsstraße 1
56414 Wallmerod
Website = [http://www.wallmerod.de/haupt/gemeinden/kuhnhöfen/index.html/ www.wallmerod.de]
Bürgermeister = Manfred Schlaut

Kuhnhöfen 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 in the Westerwald Lake Plateau drainage basin.

History

In 1590, Kuhnhöfen had its first documentary mention as "Cunhoff uff der Steinen".

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 near the community runs "Bundesstraße" 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef (Sieg). The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Montabaur" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.kuhnhoefen.de/ Kuhnhöfen] de icon