Gebhardshain

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Gebhardshain
Coat of arms of Gebhardshain
Gebhardshain is located in Germany
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Gebhardshain
Coordinates 50°44′48″N 7°49′12″E / 50.74667°N 7.82°E / 50.74667; 7.82Coordinates: 50°44′48″N 7°49′12″E / 50.74667°N 7.82°E / 50.74667; 7.82
Administration
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Altenkirchen
Municipal assoc. Gebhardshain
Mayor Heiner Kölzer (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation 385 m  (1263 ft)
Population 1,878 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 315 /km2 (815 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AK
Postal code 57580
Area code 02747
Website www.gebhardshain.de

Gebhardshain is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km south-west of Siegen. Gebhardshain is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gebhardshain.

Gebhardshain was mentioned for the first time in the year 1220. Gebhardshain belonged at that time to the nobility of those from Gervertzhagen and was assigned to the territory of the count von Sayn.

In 1378, these recognized prince elector of Trier as their liege lord. Therefore, Gebhardshain belonged both to the diocese Trier and to the archbishop's secular barony.

Since 1990, there is a partnership with the municipality Kreuzebra.

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