Langenhahn

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Langenhahn.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 03
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 55 |lon_sec = 11
Lageplan = Langenhahn im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Westerburg
Höhe = 450
Fläche = 5.75
Einwohner = 1449
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56459
Vorwahl = 02663
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 254
Gliederung = 4
Adresse-Verband = Neumarkt 1
56457 Westerburg
Website = [http://www.westerburger-land.de/haupt/gemeinden/uebersicht/unsere_gemeinden/ortsgemeinden/langenhahn/index.phtml www.westerburger-land.de]
Bürgermeister = Hermann Schäfer

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

Geography

Location

Langenhahn lies in the Upper Westerwald and belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Through the community flows the Elbbach, which rises in the neighbouring community of Ailertchen and empties into the Lahn near Limburg an der Lahn. The municipal area lies at an elevation of 400 to 505 m above sea level.

Constituent communities

Langenhahn’s "Ortsteile" are Langenhahn, Hinterkirchen, Hintermühlen and Hölzenhausen.

History

In 1334, Langenhahn had its first documentary mention as "Landenhain". In 1386, Hölzenhausen followed as "Holtershusen", in 1417 Hinterkirchen as "Hinterkirche" and 1593 Hintermühlen as “"uff der Hintermuell im Braeschied"”. The merger into a single community came about in 1969.

Coat of arms

The two crossed arrows in the community’s arms, which refer to Saint Sebastian’s martyrdom, symbolize Saint Sebastian’s Chapel. The six-spoked waterwheel stands for milling, which has been of great importance in the municipal area’s history. The four lozenges symbolize the four constituent communities and refer to the lordly aspect. The tincture red recalls the community’s allegiance to Diez, and the tincture blue Nassau’s state colours.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Langenhahn lies on "Bundesstraße" 255 and is connected to the "Oberwesterwaldbahn" (railway) whose highest point at 463 m above sea level lies in Langenhahn.

Sport

Football

The well known football club SG Langenhahn/Rothenbach is from Langenhahn. The team reached the "Verbandsliga", today’s "Rheinlandliga", in the 1999/2000 season.

In Langenhahn there is a hard tennis court and a multi-purpose hall, which is used mainly for sporting activities.