Berzhahn
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Berzhahn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Berzhahn
within Westerwaldkreis district
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  Berzhahn  Berzhahn | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′24″N 8°00′24″E / 50.54000°N 8.00667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Westerburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Markus Hof[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.26 km2 (1.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 496 |
| • Density | 152/km2 (394/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56459 |
| Dialling codes | 02663 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.berzhahn.de |
Berzhahn is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Berzhahn lies on the north slope of the broad woodland 4 km southeast of Westerburg. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality.
History
In 1338, Berzhahn had its first documentary mention.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
