Marzhausen

Marzhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community, first documented in 1346, lies between Hachenburg and Altenkirchen on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland (Kroppacher Schweiz) and is characterized by agriculture. Marzhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality, governed by a community council of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who are elected.

Marzhausen
Coat of arms
Location of Marzhausen within Westerwaldkreis district
Marzhausen
Marzhausen
Coordinates: 50°41′28″N 7°45′21″E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
  MayorGregor Brings
Area
  Total3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total254
  Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57627
Dialling codes02688
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.hachenburg-vg.de

Marzhausen is linked to the long-distance highway network through Bundesstraße 414. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) can me reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413.

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2019, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2020.
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