Ettinghausen | ||
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Coordinates: 50°31′02″N 7°52′24″E / 50.51722°N 7.87333°ECoordinates: 50°31′02″N 7°52′24″E / 50.51722°N 7.87333°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
District | Westerwaldkreis | |
Municipal assoc. | Wallmerod | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Horst Zerfas | |
Area | ||
• Total | 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31) | ||
• Total | 319 | |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 56244 | |
Dialling codes | 06435 | |
Vehicle registration | WW | |
Website | www.wallmerod.de |
Ettinghausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The community lies in the Westerwald between Montabaur and Hachenburg. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Wallmerod, a kind of collective municipality.
In 1367, Ettinghausen had its first recorded mention, as Ittincusen.
The council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Running right through the community is Bundesstraße 255 linking Montabaur and Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Montabaur on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 10 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.