Linsengericht

Linsengericht
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Linsengericht within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
Location of Linsengericht
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Coordinates: 50°10′N 09°13′E / 50.167°N 9.217°E / 50.167; 9.217
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Albert Ungermann[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	29.8 km^2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation	166 m (545 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,976
• Density	335/km^2 (867/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	63589
Dialling codes	06051
Vehicle registration	MKK
Website	www.linsengericht.de

Linsengericht (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪnzn̩ɡəˌʁɪçt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse. It is located in the valley of the Kinzig, south and southeast of the town of Gelnhausen. Its territory also extends into the wooded hills of the Spessart.

Subdivision

Constituent communities

Linsengericht consists of the Ortsteile Altenhaßlau, Eidengesäß, Geislitz (with Hof Eich and Eichermühle), Großenhausen (with Waldrode) and Lützelhausen.

Name

Linsengericht is derived from "court under the linden" from "Linde" (German for "linden" - another term for the lime tree) and "Gericht" (German for "court").

References

1. "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
2. "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.

External links

• Website of Linsengericht