Ellenhausen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Wappen = Wappen von Ellenhausen.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 30 |lat_sec = 59
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 43 |lon_sec = 31
Lageplan = Ellenhausen im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Selters (Westerwald)
Höhe = 225
Fläche = 1.90
Einwohner = 274
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 56242
Vorwahl = 02626
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 015
Straße = Gemeindeamt
Website = [http://www.selters-ww.de/ www.selters-ww.de]
Bürgermeister = Herbert Jäger

Ellenhausen is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Selters, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Geography

Location

Ellenhausen lies 3 km southwest of Selters (Westerwald) on the Saynbach in the middle of a broad land covered by woods and meadowland.

History

In 1100, Ellenhausen had its first documentary mention. The name’s spelling changed over the centuries from "Elkinhusin" to "Helchinhusin" to "Ellenhausen". In 1972, in the course of administrative reforms, the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Selters was founded.

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 8 council members, including the honorary and presiding mayor ("Ortsbürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Mogendorf" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

External links

* [http://www.ellenhausen.de/ Ellenhausen] de icon