Sessenhausen

This article describes the local community Sessenhausen in the Westerwaldkreis. For the district of the same name in Asbach in the Neuwied district, see Sessenhausen (Asbach) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 32 '  N , 7 ° 43'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Selters (Westerwald)
Height :	270 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.47 km 2
Residents:	893 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	163 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56244
Area code :	02626
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 069
Association administration address:	Am Saynbach 5–7 56242 Selters (Westerwald)
Website :	www.vg-selters.de
Local Mayor :	vacant, executive: First Alderman Manfred Zirfas
Location of the local community Sessenhausen in the Westerwaldkreis

Sessenhausen (dialect: Sessehouse ) is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the community of Selters (Westerwald) .

Sessenhausen, aerial photo (2016)

Geographical location

The rural residential community of Sessenhausen is four kilometers west of Selters and six kilometers east of Dierdorf, right on the A3 between Cologne and Frankfurt am Main .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1227 as Sasinhusin, in 1758 as Sassenhusen , later as Sachsenhausen and Sassenhausen .

Cultural monuments

See the list of cultural monuments in Sessenhausen

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Sessenhausen consists of twelve council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman. The twelve seats are divided between two groups of voters . Until 2009, the council members were elected by majority vote.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	FWG	Per	total
2019	7th	5	12 seats
2014	8th	4th	12 seats

• FWG = Free Voting Group e. V.
• pro = voter group "pro Sessenhausen"

mayor

The office of the local mayor is currently exercised by the first deputy, Manfred Zirfas. The mayor Werner Eiser, who was elected for the first time in 1999 and last confirmed in the direct election on May 26, 2019 with 64.35% of the votes cast, had resigned from office for health reasons with effect from December 31, 2019. A new election of the local mayor scheduled for April 26, 2020 had to be postponed indefinitely due to the corona pandemic.

coat of arms

	Blazon : “Two red bars covered in silver with a striding, blue-clad man in natural colors with a black hat, silver hatband and black shoes, on his back an open box in natural colors with blue clay vessels, in his left hand a walking stick in natural ones Colours."
	Justification of the coat of arms: The local coat of arms shows a so-called "Kitzjesträger" (Kiepträger). The big box is called a fawn . In past centuries the diner houses carried pottery into the country.

traffic

• The B 413 runs north of the community and runs from Bendorf to Hachenburg .
• The next motorway junction is Dierdorf on the A 3 Cologne – Frankfurt am Main.
• The closest ICE stop is Montabaur train station on the Cologne – Rhein / Main high-speed line .

Kirchweihfest (fair)

Every year on the third weekend in July the traditional Sessenhausen fair takes place. This event made Sessenhausen known in recent years in the Westerwald and beyond. On Friday evening alone, over 1000 visitors flock to the festival area around the Church of St. Josef every year. It is organized by the six local associations and the fair society. Traditions such as tree-planting, the festival service and a program for all generations make it one of the last of its kind in the circle.

Personalities from Sessenhausen

• Walter Haubrich (1935–2015), journalist

Web links

Commons : Sessenhausen  - collection of images

• Local community Sessenhausen on the website of the Selters (Westerwald) community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Hermann-Josef Hucke: place names in the Westerwaldkreis in their dialect pronunciation as well as local nonsense. (PDF; 132 kB) (No longer available online.) 2010, p. 18 , archived from the original on January 9, 2014 ; accessed on March 21, 2018 . 
3. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections
4. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
5. ↑ Sessenhausen. Verbandsgemeinde Selters, accessed on June 13, 2020 . 
6. ^ The Regional Returning Officer of Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Selters / Ww., Verbandsgemeinde, 16th line of results. Retrieved June 13, 2020 . 
7. ^ Werner Eiser: Resignation from the mayor's office of the local community Sessenhausen. In: Blick Aktuell. Krupp Verlags GmbH, Sinzig, December 12, 2019, accessed on June 13, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Manfred Zirfas: Announcement of the postponement of the election day of the local mayor of the local community Sessenhausen. Verbandsgemeinde Selters, April 2, 2020, accessed on June 13, 2020 .