Ellenhausen

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Ellenhausen
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Coordinates: 50 ° 31 '  N , 7 ° 44'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality : Selters (Westerwald)
Height : 233 m above sea level NHN
Area : 1.9 km 2
Residents: 285 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 150 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 56242
Area code : 02626
License plate : WW
Community key : 07 1 43 015
Association administration address: Am Saynbach 5–7
56242 Selters (Westerwald)
Website : www.ellenhausen.de
Local Mayor : Heinz Müller
Location of the local community Ellenhausen in the Westerwaldkreis
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Ellenhausen (dialect: Ellehouse ) is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Selters (Westerwald) .

geography

Ellenhausen is three kilometers southwest of Selters (Westerwald) at the confluence of the Kleinem Saynbach and Sayn rivers in the middle of an extensive forest and meadow area. The community also includes the Berghof, Schneidmühle and Tannenhof residential areas .

history

Place view

In the year 1100 Ellenhausen was first mentioned in a document. The spelling of the name changed over the centuries from Elkinhusin to Helchinhusin to Ellenhausen .

Population development

The development of the population of Ellenhausen, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year Residents
1815 153
1835 183
1871 181
1905 214
1939 202
1950 245
year Residents
1961 215
1970 236
1987 248
1997 289
2005 299
2017 286

politics

Municipal council

The council in Ellenhausen consists of six council members, who in the local elections on May 26, 2019 in a majority vote were elected, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Until 2014, the council had eight councilors.

mayor

Heinz Müller became the local mayor of Ellenhausen in 2014. In the 2019 municipal elections, he was confirmed in office for another five years with 83.02 percent of the votes cast.

Müller's predecessor Herbert Jäger held the office since 2004.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Ellenhausen
 Blazon : "In red a silver wavy bar at an angle to the left, above a golden roof turret with a bell, below three golden ears of corn."

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See also

Web links

Commons : Ellenhausen  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, municipalities, association communities ( help on this ).
  2. ^ Hermann Josef Hucke: Place names in the Westerwaldkreis in their dialect pronunciation as well as local nonsense. ( Memento from January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) 2010, p. 16 (PDF; 132 kB)
  3. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2019 [ Version 2020 is available. ] . S. 79 (PDF; 3 MB).
  4. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  5. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
  6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, direct elections
  7. ↑ Honors of the members. Award of the badge of honor of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to deserving FWG members. FWG Westerwald, accessed on June 9, 2020 .