Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod

Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community part of a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of two communities named Zehnhausen in the Westerwaldkreis, the other being Zehnhausen bei Rennerod.

Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod within Westerwaldkreis district
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Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 7°55′25″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Wallmerod
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Michael Karaski[1]
Area
• Total	1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	189
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	56414
Dialling codes	06435
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	www.wallmerod.de

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1391, Zehnhausen bei Wallmerod had its first documentary mention as Zeenhußen.

Politics

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.

Regular events

The Linden Blossom Festival (Lindenblütenfest) held every year on the first weekend in July has grown into an attraction for the whole local area.

Economy and infrastructure

To Bundesstraße 8, linking Limburg an der Lahn and Hennef, is four kilometres. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some eleven kilometres away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.