Stahlhofen am Wiesensee is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is not to be confused with Stahlhofen, another community in the same district, but in the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur.
Geography
Location Stahlhofen am Wiesensee lies 3 km northeast of Westerburg, on a bank near the Wiesensee's west shore. Since 1972 it has belonged to what was then the newly founded Verbandsgemeinde of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
Neighbouring communities Stahlhofen am Wiesensee's neighbours are Pottum, Hergenroth, Winnen and Halbs.
Politics
The municipal council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings The old village school from 1830 is a protected monument.
Sport The Wiesensee (lake) has an area of roughly 80 ha and offers not only hikes around it but also bathing, sailing, surfing and angling. Near the lake is also found a golf course.
Economy and infrastructure Stahlhofen is served by the local bus lines 477 (Rehe - Rennerod - Westerburg - Monatabaur) as well as 480 from Westerburg via Pottum and Rennerod to Driedorf and Krombachtalsperre. Stahlhofen is located on the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), Tarifwabe (fare zone) number 440. North of the community runs Bundesstraße 255, linking Montabaur and Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 20 km away. The nearest train station is Westerburg station on the Limburg–Altenkirchen railway. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References
External links Stahlhofen am Wiesensee