Kuhnhöfen

Kuhnhöfen

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Kuhnhöfen

Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 7°51′47″E / 50.53333°N 7.86306°E / 50.53333; 7.86306Coordinates: 50°32′00″N 7°51′47″E / 50.53333°N 7.86306°E / 50.53333; 7.86306
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc. Wallmerod
Government
  Mayor Manfred Schlaut
Area
  Total 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 162
  Density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56244
Dialling codes 02666
Vehicle registration WW
Website www.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

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 (CologneFrankfurt), some 11 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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