Stockhausen-Illfurth

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Stockhausen-Illfurth
Location of Stockhausen-Illfurth within Westerwaldkreis district
Stockhausen-Illfurth is located in Germany
Stockhausen-Illfurth
Stockhausen-Illfurth
Stockhausen-Illfurth is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Stockhausen-Illfurth
Stockhausen-Illfurth
Coordinates: 50°38′48″N 7°59′15″E / 50.64667°N 7.98750°E / 50.64667; 7.98750
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Günter Weinbrenner[1]
Area
 • Total3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation
496 m (1,627 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total416
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56472
Dialling codes02661
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.bad-marienberg.de

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

Geography[edit]

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg und Siegen. Through the community flows the Große Nister. Stockhausen-Illfurth belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Marienberg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History[edit]

In 1438, Stockhausen-Illfurth had its first documentary mention.

Politics[edit]

The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure[edit]

North of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Haiger/Burbach on the A 45 (DortmundHanau), some 22 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

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