Görgeshausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Görgeshausen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Görgeshausen within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Görgeshausen  Görgeshausen | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′39″N 7°57′22″E / 50.41083°N 7.95611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Montabaur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Kindler[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 927 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56412 |
| Dialling codes | 06485 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.vg-montabaur.de |
Geography edit
The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Gießen on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park, and borders on Hesse. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.
History edit
In 1290, Görgeshausen had its first documentary mention as Gerinzhausen.
Politics edit
Community council edit
The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Coat of arms edit
The middle part of the community's arms symbolizes the so-called Löwenstein (“Lion’s Stone”), a border stone that once marked the boundary between Görgeshausen, which was then held by the Electorate of Trier, and the area belonging then to Nassau-Diez. The two linden twigs refer to the linden tree that formerly stood on the church hill in the middle of the village.
Sport edit
There is a sport club called Grün Weiß Görgeshausen. The name means “Green White”.
Economy and infrastructure edit
The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) about a kilometre away.
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
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