Hahnstätten

Hahnstätten
Location of Hahnstätten within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district

Location of Hahnstätten
Hahnstätten
Hahnstätten
Coordinates: 50°18′16″N 8°04′11″E / 50.3044°N 8.06969°E / 50.3044; 8.06969
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Aar-Einrich
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Joachim Egert[1]
Area
 • Total
10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,033
 • Density283/km2 (734/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65623
Dialling codes06430
Vehicle registrationEMS, DIZ, GOH
Websitewww.hahnstaetten.de

Hahnstätten (German pronunciation: [haːnˈʃtɛtn̩]) is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the association community of Aar-Einrich. It is situated on the river Aar, approx. 10 km south of Limburg an der Lahn, and 35 km east of Koblenz. In 1949 the conductor Bruno Weil was born here.

Hahnstätten was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hahnstätten.

There is a large limestone quarry, operated by Schaefer Kalk.

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The town is located on the Aartal railway, train service on the section has been discontinued in 1986.

Nowadays Diez is the nearest railway station located at the Lahntal railway.

Local busses serve the town nowadays and it is located in the area of Rhine-Moselle transport association (VRM).

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  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.