Berzhahn
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Berzhahn is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Berzhahn | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Berzhahn
within Westerwaldkreis district
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 Location of Berzhahn | |
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| Coordinates: 50°32′24″N 8°00′24″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 (2024-12-31)[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 |
Geography
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.
Economy and infrastructure
Berzhahn has a stop at the Limburg-Altenkirchen railway, which is served by the local trains of the line RB90 (Limburg - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au (Sieg) - Kirchen - Siegen). From Limburg and Au (Sieg) station there are straight connections to Frankfurt/Main, Wiesbaden, Koblenz, Cologne and Aachen.
Southeast of the municipality runs Bundesstraße 255, which leads from Montabaur to Rennerod. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are Montabaur and Limburg an der Lahn on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt am Main).
The nearest InterCityExpress stops are the railway stations at Montabaur and Limburg Süd on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
