Gebhardshain

Gebhardshain
Location of Gebhardshain within Altenkirchen district
Location of Gebhardshain
Gebhardshain
Gebhardshain
Coordinates: 50°44′48″N 07°49′12″E / 50.74667°N 7.82000°E / 50.74667; 7.82000
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictAltenkirchen
Municipal assoc.Betzdorf-Gebhardshain
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Jürgen Giehl[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation
385 m (1,263 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,885
 • Density316/km2 (818/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57580
Dialling codes02747
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitewww.gebhardshain.de

Gebhardshain is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 20 km south-west of Siegen. Gebhardshain was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gebhardshain.

Gebhardshain was mentioned for the first time in the year 1220. Gebhardshain belonged at that time to the nobility of those from Gervertzhagen and was assigned to the territory of the count von Sayn.

In 1378, these recognized prince elector of Trier as their liege lord. Therefore, Gebhardshain belonged both to the diocese Trier and to the archbishop's secular barony.

Since 1990, there is a partnership with the municipality Kreuzebra.

Transport

Gebhardshain located at the Westerwald railway, which is currently out of service.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Altenkirchen, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand von Land, Landkreisen, Gemeinden und Verbandsgemeinden 2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz.