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Atzelgift

Coordinates: 50°41′57″N 7°49′30″E / 50.69917°N 7.82500°E / 50.69917; 7.82500
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Atzelgift
Municipality
Coat of arms of Atzelgift
Coat of arms
Location of Atzelgift within Westerwaldkreis district
Atzelgift is located in Germany
Atzelgift
Atzelgift
Atzelgift is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Atzelgift
Atzelgift
Coordinates: 50°41′57″N 7°49′30″E / 50.69917°N 7.82500°E / 50.69917; 7.82500
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Claudia Kohlhaas[1]
Area
 • Total2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total641
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57629
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websiteatzelgift.blogspot.com

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

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, and is a recognized health resort (Erholungsort). Through the community flows the river Kleine Nister. Atzelgift belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

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In 1396, Atzelgift had its first documentary mention under the name Hatzelgufte.

Politics

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The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected by proportional representation in a municipal election on 25 May 2014.

Economy and infrastructure

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South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, which leads from Betzdorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Herborn and Wilsdorf on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), roughly 25 km (16 mi) away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at 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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