Giesenhausen

Giesenhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.GeographyLocationThe community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland. The agriculturally oriented residential community of Giesenhausen belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.HistoryIn 1311, Giesenhausen had its first documentary mention.PoliticsCommunity councilThe council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election in May 2014.Regular eventsThe Maifest, held yearly on 30 April at the grill lodge and organized by the Maijugend is a highlight in community life.Economy and infrastructureTransportSouth of the community runs Bundesstraße 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund - Aschaffenburg), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.