Bretthausen
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Bretthausen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bretthausen within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′18″N 8°04′34″E / 50.67167°N 8.07611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Rennerod |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Julia Bockius[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 208 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56479 |
| Dialling codes | 02667 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
Bretthausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The municipality lies in the Westerwald between Siegen and Limburg an der Lahn. Bretthausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rennerod, a kind of collective municipality.
History
About 1300, Bretthausen had its first documentary mention.
Politics
municipality council
The council is made up of 6 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms are in the tinctures blue, red, gold and silver, which refer to the municipality's territorial allegiances over the ages. The three golden ears of grain symbolize agriculture's importance. The two flax blossoms refer to the linen industry. The wavy fess stands for the river Große Nister. The belltower stands for the school built in the municipality in 1910.
