Stahlhofen (Westerwald)

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Westerwaldkreis
Association municipality :	Montabaur
Height :	300 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.98 km 2
Residents:	732 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	246 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	56412
Area code :	02602
License plate :	WW
Community key :	07 1 43 072
Association administration address:	Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 8 ; 56410 Montabaur
Website :	www.vg-montabaur.de
Local Mayor :	Patrick George
Location of the local community Stahlhofen in the Westerwaldkreis

Wendulinus Chapel in Stahlhofen in the Westerwald

Aerial view of Stahlhofen in the Westerwald

Stahlhofen is a municipality in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Montabaur community .

Geographical location

The community is located in the Westerwald south of Montabaur in the Nassau Nature Park .

history

Stahlhofen was first mentioned in a document in 1387 as Stadelhoben .

politics

Municipal council

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

mayor

Patrick George became the local mayor of Stahlhofen in 2014. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office for another five years with a share of the vote of 68.94%.

coat of arms

Justification of the coat of arms: The chapel symbolizes the ancient Wendelinus Chapel, which was replaced in the previous century by the new building shown in the coat of arms. The linden trees by the chapel are the landmark of Stahlhofen that can be seen from afar in the landscape. The basalt columns represent the rich basalt deposits in the district. The silver basic color of the coat of arms and the red color of the chapel are the colors of the Electorate of Trier coat of arms.

traffic

The next motorway junction is Montabaur on the A3 Cologne - Frankfurt am Main , about six kilometers away.
The closest ICE train station is Montabaur station on the high-speed line Cologne – Rhine / Main or Koblenz main station on the right-hand Rhine line .

literature

Hermann-Josef Hucke: Stahlhofen on the Gelbach Heights

Web links

Commons : Stahlhofen - Collection of Images

Stahlhofen on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections
↑ Pictures from 2014 - local elections. Patrick George - new local mayor of Stahlhofen. Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur, accessed on June 26, 2020 .
^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Montabaur, Verbandsgemeinde, 30th line of results. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-RP-1] State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).

[2] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Local elections 2019, city and municipal council elections

[3] Pictures from 2014 - local elections. Patrick George - new local mayor of Stahlhofen. Verbandsgemeinde Montabaur, accessed on June 26, 2020 .

[4] The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. see Montabaur, Verbandsgemeinde, 30th line of results. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .