Atzelgift

Atzelgift
Location of Atzelgift within Westerwaldkreis district
Atzelgift
Atzelgift
Coordinates: 50°41′57″N 7°49′30″E / 50.69917°N 7.82500°E / 50.69917; 7.82500
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Claudia Kohlhaas[1]
Area
 • Total
2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
630
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57629
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websiteatzelgift.blogspot.com

Atzelgift is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, and is a recognized health resort (Erholungsort). Through the community flows the river Kleine Nister. Atzelgift belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.

History

In 1396, Atzelgift had its first documentary mention under the name Hatzelgufte.

Politics

The municipal council is made up of 12 council members who were elected by proportional representation in a municipal election on 25 May 2014.

Economy and infrastructure

South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, which leads from Betzdorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Herborn and Wilsdorf on the A 45 (DortmundGießen), roughly 25 km (16 mi) away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is at the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

References

  1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 31. Dezember 2023, Landkreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden; Fortschreibung des Zensus 2011" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)