Hahn am See is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Hahn am See | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hahn am See within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°31′28″N 7°53′34″E / 50.52444°N 7.89278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Doris Frink[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 399 m (1,309 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 400 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56244 |
| Dialling codes | 06435 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | http://www.wallmerod.de |
Geography
editThe community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur und Hachenburg. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
History
editHahn am See, which was mentioned in a document as Hane as early as 1374, lies on one of Germany's oldest roads. The Hohe Straße (“High Road”), which is now Bundesstraße 8, can be traced back to the Völkerwanderung in pre-Christian times. When there was a great water shortage in 1870, a fountain to supply people with water, was built which was fed by a natural spring. The old fountain column still stands today and still gives its cooling wetness.
Amalgamations
editWith the amalgamation of the communities of Hahn and Niederhahn, the new united community was given the name Hahn am See in 1980.
Politics
editCommunity council
editThe council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Town partnerships
editThere is a partnership arrangement with the French community of Le Verger, which is nurtured by a promotional group.
Culture and sightseeing
editThe community's core is characterized by the village linden tree, which is more than 100 years old, and the Baroque church from 1726, which is a protected monument.
References
edit- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
edit- Hahn am See in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
- Hierzuland television Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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