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Arnshöfen

Coordinates: 50°32′26″N 7°52′12″E / 50.54056°N 7.87000°E / 50.54056; 7.87000
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Arnshöfen
Municipality
Coat of arms of Arnshöfen
Coat of arms
Location of Arnshöfen within Westerwaldkreis district
Arnshöfen is located in Germany
Arnshöfen
Arnshöfen
Arnshöfen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Arnshöfen
Arnshöfen
Coordinates: 50°32′26″N 7°52′12″E / 50.54056°N 7.87000°E / 50.54056; 7.87000
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Michaela Hehl[1]
Area
 • Total2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total173
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02666
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.arnshoefen.de

Arnshöfen 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.

Geography

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Location

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg, right near the Westerwald Lake Plateau.

Constituent communities

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Arnshöfen's Ortsteile are Arnshöfen, Etzelbach and Niederdorf.

History

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In 1525, Arnshöfen had its first documentary mention.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

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Right through the community runs Bundesstraße 8, which links Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Limburg an der Lahn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on Bundesautobahn 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt am Main), some 15 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

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  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
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