Elsoff
| Elsoff | ||
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  Elsoff | ||
Location of Elsoff within Westerwaldkreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°34′33″N 8°06′58″E / 50.57583°N 8.11611°ECoordinates: 50°34′33″N 8°06′58″E / 50.57583°N 8.11611°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Westerwaldkreis | |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Willi Halm | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 925 | |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56479 | |
| Dialling codes | 02664 | |
| Vehicle registration | WW | |
| Website | www.elsoff.de | |
Elsoff (Westerwald) is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies in the Westerwald between Siegen (35 km to the north), Wetzlar (28 km to the east) and Limburg an der Lahn (22 km to the south). Elsoff belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality.
Politics
Community council
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
- Kirche Elsoff (church)
- Kapelle Mittelhofen (chapel)
- Way of the Cross at the Heispel
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
West of the community runs Bundesstraße 54, leading from Limburg an der Lahn to Siegen. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
External links
- Elsoff (Westerwald) (German)
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