Stahlhofen am Wiesensee
Stahlhofen am Wiesensee | |
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Location of Stahlhofen am Wiesensee within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Stahlhofen am Wiesensee  Stahlhofen am Wiesensee | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′15″N 7°59′25″E / 50.58750°N 7.99028°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Westerburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Frank Butterweck[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 369 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56459 |
| Dialling codes | 02663 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www |
Stahlhofen am Wiesensee is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is not to be confused with Stahlhofen, another community in the same district, but in the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur.
Geography[edit]
Location[edit]
Stahlhofen am Wiesensee lies 3 km northeast of Westerburg, on a bank near the Wiesensee's west shore. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Neighbouring communities[edit]
Stahlhofen am Wiesensee's neighbours are Pottum, Hergenroth, Winnen and Halbs.
Politics[edit]
The municipal council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Culture and sightseeing[edit]
Buildings[edit]
The old village school from 1830 is a protected monument.
Sport[edit]
The Wiesensee (lake) has an area of roughly 80 ha and offers not only hikes around it but also bathing, sailing, surfing and angling. Near the lake is also found a golf course.
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
North of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 20 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[edit]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links[edit]
- Stahlhofen am Wiesensee (in German)
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