Ettinghausen, Germany Explained

Ettinghausen
Image Coa:DEU Ettinghausen COA.svg
Coordinates:50.5172°N 7.8733°W
Image Plan:Ettinghausen im Westerwaldkreis.png
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde:Wallmerod
Elevation:401
Area:2.38
Postal Code:56244
Area Code:06435
Licence:WW
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 1 43 220
Website:www.wallmerod.de
Mayor:Dieter Püsch[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

Ettinghausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.

History

In 1367, Ettinghausen had its first recorded mention, as Ittincusen.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.

Economy and infrastructure

Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 255 linking Montabaur and Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne - Frankfurt), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/1430000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis