Atzelgift
Atzelgift | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Atzelgift
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Atzelgift | |
  Atzelgift  Atzelgift | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′57″N 7°49′30″E / 50.69917°N 7.82500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Claudia Kohlhaas[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 630 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02662 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | atzelgift |
Atzelgift (German pronunciation: [ˈatsl̩ˌɡɪft]) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
[edit]The municipality lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, and is a recognized health resort (Erholungsort). Through the municipality flows the river Kleine Nister. Atzelgift belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History
[edit]In 1396, Atzelgift had its first documentary mention under the name Hatzelgufte.
Politics
[edit]The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected by proportional representation in a municipal election on 25 May 2014.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]South of the municipality runs Bundesstraße 414, which leads from Betzdorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Herborn and Wilsdorf on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), roughly 25 km (16 mi) away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
[edit]- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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