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Görgeshausen

Coordinates: 50°24′39″N 7°57′22″E / 50.41083°N 7.95611°E / 50.41083; 7.95611
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Görgeshausen
Coat of arms of Görgeshausen
Location of Görgeshausen within Westerwaldkreis district
Görgeshausen is located in Germany
Görgeshausen
Görgeshausen
Görgeshausen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Görgeshausen
Görgeshausen
Coordinates: 50°24′39″N 7°57′22″E / 50.41083°N 7.95611°E / 50.41083; 7.95611
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Montabaur
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Jürgen Kindler[1]
Area
 • Total3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation
283 m (928 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total927
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56412
Dialling codes06485
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.vg-montabaur.de

Görgeshausen 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 Koblenz and Gießen on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park, and borders on Hesse. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.

History

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In 1290, Görgeshausen had its first documentary mention as Gerinzhausen.

Politics

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Community council

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The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Coat of arms

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The middle part of the community's arms symbolizes the so-called Löwenstein (“Lion’s Stone”), a border stone that once marked the boundary between Görgeshausen, which was then held by the Electorate of Trier, and the area belonging then to Nassau-Diez. The two linden twigs refer to the linden tree that formerly stood on the church hill in the middle of the village.

Sport

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There is a sport club called Grün Weiß Görgeshausen. The name means “Green White”.

Economy and infrastructure

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The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) about a kilometre away.

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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