Giesenhausen

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

Giesenhausen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Giesenhausen within Westerwaldkreis district
Giesenhausen Giesenhausen
Coordinates: 50°42′13″N 7°43′23″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Westerwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.	Hachenburg
Government
• Mayor (2024–-)	Astrid Lauer
Area
• Total	4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	331
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	57612
Dialling codes	02688
Vehicle registration	WW
Website	giesenhausen.de

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland. The agriculturally oriented residential community of Giesenhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1311, Giesenhausen had its first documentary mention.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election in May 2014.

Regular events

The Maifest (“May Festival”), held yearly on 30 April at the grill lodge and organized by the Maijugend (“May Youth”) is a highlight in community life.

Economy and infrastructure

South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

• Official Homepage of Giesenhausen (in German)
• Giesenhausen in the collective municipality’s Web pages (in German)
• Giesenhausen at swr.de Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in German)