Gebhardshain

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Gebhardshain

Location of Gebhardshain within Altenkirchen district

Coordinates: 50°44′48″N 07°49′12″E / 50.74667°N 7.82000°ECoordinates: 50°44′48″N 07°49′12″E / 50.74667°N 7.82000°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Heiner Kölzer (CDU)

Area

• Total

5.97 km² (2.31 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

1,889

• Density

320/km² (820/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

57580

02747

Website

Gebhardshain is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km south-west of Siegen. Gebhardshain is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gebhardshain.

Gebhardshain was mentioned for the first time in the year 1220. Gebhardshain belonged at that time to the nobility of those from Gervertzhagen and was assigned to the territory of the count von Sayn.

In 1378, these recognized prince elector of Trier as their liege lord. Therefore, Gebhardshain belonged both to the diocese Trier and to the archbishop's secular barony.

Since 1990, there is a partnership with the municipality Kreuzebra.

Towns and municipalities in Altenkirchen (district)

Almersbach Alsdorf Altenkirchen Bachenberg Berod bei Hachenburg Berzhausen Betzdorf Birken-Honigsessen Birkenbeul Birnbach Bitzen Brachbach Breitscheidt Bruchertseifen Bürdenbach Burglahr Busenhausen Daaden Derschen Dickendorf Eichelhardt Eichen Elben Elkenroth Emmerzhausen Ersfeld Etzbach Eulenberg Fensdorf Fiersbach Flammersfeld Fluterschen Forst Forstmehren Friedewald Friesenhagen Fürthen Gebhardshain Gieleroth Giershausen Grünebach Güllesheim Hamm Harbach Hasselbach Helmenzen Helmeroth Hemmelzen Herdorf Heupelzen Hilgenroth Hirz-Maulsbach Horhausen Hövels Idelberg Ingelbach Isert Katzwinkel Kausen Kescheid Kettenhausen Kircheib Kirchen Kraam Krunkel Malberg Mammelzen Mauden Mehren Michelbach Mittelhof Molzhain Mudersbach Nauroth Neitersen Niederdreisbach Niederfischbach Niederirsen Niedersteinebach Nisterberg Obererbach Oberirsen Oberlahr Obernau Obersteinebach Oberwambach Ölsen Orfgen Peterslahr Pleckhausen Pracht Racksen Reiferscheid Rettersen Rosenheim Roth Rott Scheuerfeld Schöneberg Schürdt Schutzbach Seelbach Seelbach bei Hamm Seifen Selbach Sörth Steinebach/Sieg Steineroth Stürzelbach Volkerzen Wallmenroth Walterschen Weitefeld Werkhausen Weyerbusch Willroth Wissen Wölmersen Ziegenhain

References

↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

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