Marzhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community, first documented in 1346, lies between Hachenburg and Altenkirchen on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland (Kroppacher Schweiz) and is characterized by agriculture. Marzhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality, governed by a community council of 7 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who are elected.
Marzhausen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Marzhausen
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Marzhausen | |
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| Coordinates: 50°41′28″N 7°45′21″E / 50.69111°N 7.75583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Gregor Brings[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 259 |
| • Density | 85.5/km2 (221/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57627 |
| Dialling codes | 02688 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.hachenburg-vg.de |
Marzhausen is linked to the long-distance highway network through Bundesstraße 414. The Autobahn interchanges Mogendorf and Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) can me reached over Bundesstraßen 8 and 413.
References
edit- ↑ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.
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