Molzhain

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Molzhain
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Coordinates: 50 ° 45 '  N , 7 ° 51'  E

Basic data
State : Rhineland-Palatinate
County : Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Association municipality : Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
Height : 370 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.91 km 2
Residents: 545 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 187 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 57520
Area code : 02747
License plate : AK
Community key : 07 1 32 071
Association administration address: Hellerstraße 2
57518 Betzdorf
Website : www.vggebhardshain.de
Local Mayor : Stefan Glorius
Location of the local community Molzhain in the district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Friesenhagen Harbach (Landkreis Altenkirchen) Niederfischbach Mudersbach Brachbach Kirchen (Sieg) Herdorf Daaden Emmerzhausen Mauden Derschen Nisterberg Friedewald (Westerwald) Weitefeld Niederdreisbach Schutzbach Grünebach Alsdorf (Westerwald) Betzdorf Scheuerfeld Wallmenroth Willroth Krunkel Horhausen (Westerwald) Pleckhausen Güllesheim Obersteinebach Niedersteinebach Bürdenbach Eulenberg (Westerwald) Peterslahr Rott (Westerwald) Burglahr Oberlahr Eichen (Westerwald) Seifen (Westerwald) Seelbach (Westerwald) Flammersfeld Kescheid Reiferscheid Berzhausen Obernau (Westerwald) Walterschen Schürdt Orfgen Ziegenhain (Westerwald) Giershausen Katzwinkel (Sieg) Birken-Honigsessen Wissen (Stadt) Hövels Mittelhof Nauroth Elkenroth Rosenheim (Landkreis Altenkirchen) Kausen Dickendorf Malberg (Westerwald) Steinebach/Sieg Fensdorf Gebhardshain Elben (Westerwald) Steineroth Molzhain Selbach (Sieg) Forst (bei Wissen, Sieg) Bitzen Etzbach Roth (Landkreis Altenkirchen) Bruchertseifen Fürthen Hamm (Sieg) Seelbach bei Hamm (Sieg) Breitscheidt Pracht Birkenbeul Niederirsen Kircheib Hirz-Maulsbach Fiersbach Mehren (Westerwald) Rettersen Ersfeld Hasselbach (Westerwald) Forstmehren Kraam Werkhausen Oberirsen Weyerbusch Hemmelzen Neitersen Birnbach Ölsen Schöneberg (Westerwald) Stürzelbach Fluterschen Oberwambach Berod bei Hachenburg Gieleroth Almersbach Altenkirchen (Westerwald) Michelbach (Westerwald) Ingelbach Sörth Mammelzen Eichelhardt Idelberg Isert Helmeroth Racksen Volkerzen Hilgenroth Obererbach (Westerwald) Bachenberg Busenhausen Heupelzen Wölmersen Kettenhausen Helmenzen Nordrhein-Westfalen Landkreis Neuwied Westerwaldkreis Landkreis Neuwiedmap
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Molzhain is a municipality in the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Betzdorf-Gebhardshain community .

geography

The local community is located on the northern foothills of the Westerwald to the Siegerland south via Betzdorf ; Neighboring communities are Steineroth in the north, Elben in the west, Dickendorf in the south and Kausen in the southeast. The old Bornskopf (455 m) rises north-east of the village .

population

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

year Residents
1815 115
1835 162
1871 256
1905 303
1939 356
1950 360
year Residents
1961 404
1970 452
1987 503
1997 601
2005 596
2019 545

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Molzhain consists of twelve council members, who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

The local mayor of Molzhain is Stefan Glorius. In a runoff election on June 16, 2019, he was elected with 57.59% of the vote, after none of the original three applicants had achieved a sufficient majority in the direct election on May 26, 2019. Glorius is the successor to Hubert Adler, who did not run again after 25 years in office.

societies

In Molzhain the club life is carried out by the Molzhain village musicians , the MGV "Frohsinn" , the culture and homeland association and the breed and ornamental poultry breeding association . A sports club also offers the opportunity to exercise.

Public facilities

Molzhain has a community-owned community center that is used for public and private events. A youth leisure center with beds for 60 young people and a large lounge is complemented by a leisure hut, barbecue area and various outdoor games and sports facilities.

Web links

Commons : Molzhain  - 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. State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate - regional data
  3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal Council Election 2019 Molzhain. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
  4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer of Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Betzdorf-Gebhardshain, Verbandsgemeinde, twelfth line of results. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
  5. ^ AK-Kurier: Runoff election: Molzhain elects Stefan Glorius. June 16, 2019, accessed November 15, 2019 .
  6. ^ Regina Müller: New local chief in Molzhain: turning point and change. Rhein-Zeitung, August 22, 2019, accessed on November 15, 2019 .