Kuhnhöfen
Kuhnhöfen 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.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kuhnhöfen within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 7°51′47″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Schlaut |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 165 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56244 |
| Dialling codes | 02666 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Geography
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald in the Westerwald Lake Plateau drainage basin.
History
In 1590, Kuhnhöfen had its first documentary mention as Cunhoff uff der Steinen.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Right near the community runs Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef (Sieg). The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
External links
- Kuhnhöfen (in German)
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