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Kuhnhöfen

Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 7°51′47″E / 50.53333°N 7.86306°E / 50.53333; 7.86306
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Kuhnhöfen
Coat of arms of Kuhnhöfen
Location of Kuhnhöfen within Westerwaldkreis district
Kuhnhöfen is located in Germany
Kuhnhöfen
Kuhnhöfen
Kuhnhöfen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Kuhnhöfen
Kuhnhöfen
Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 7°51′47″E / 50.53333°N 7.86306°E / 50.53333; 7.86306
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Wallmerod
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Gerhard Hehl[1]
Area
 • Total1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total156
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56244
Dialling codes02666
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.wallmerod.de

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.

Geography

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The community lies in the Westerwald in the Westerwald Lake Plateau drainage basin.

History

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In 1590, Kuhnhöfen had its first documentary mention as Cunhoff uff der Steinen.

Politics

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The municipal 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

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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 (CologneFrankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is 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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