Streithausen
Streithausen | |
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Location of Streithausen within Westerwaldkreis district Westerwaldkreis | |
Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Eric Kohlhaas[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 498 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 57629 |
Dialling codes | 02662 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.streithausen.de |
Streithausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – and a state-recognized tourism community (Fremdenverkehrsgemeinde) in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
With reference to the broader area, Streithausen lies between
Neighbouring communities
The municipal area comprises 392 ha in elevations ranging from 230 to 380 m above sea level. It borders in the northeast on Atzelgift’s and Nister’s municipal areas. From the southeast to the southwest at the Große Nister, Streithausen abuts Hachenburg, Müschenbach and Astert, in the west on Limbach and in the northwest at the Kleine Nister on Limbach und Atzelgift. The community limit stretches for roughly 15 km.
Constituent communities
Besides the individual estates of Kempfsmühle north of the Kleine Nister at the forest’s edge, Morgensonne to the southeast on the road between Luckenbach and Hachenburg, and Kellershof to the south on the boundary with Nister, the
Climate
Streithausen falls into the northwest-German climatic zone and is included in the climatic regions of the
History
The community’s first documentary mention bears the date 2 November 1279. In 2004, Streithausen celebrated its 725-year jubilee with a great ceremonial act and a play written specially for the occasion. That same year, Streithausen was chosen as the loveliest village in the Westerwaldkreis.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
Worth seeing are various
Regular events
There, every year, the locally famous Streitser Kirmes is held, at which traditional customs are still practised today as a conclusion. The Streithausen fair company had its 30-year jubilee in 2005.
Economy and infrastructure
The community has at its disposal a library, children’s playgrounds, leisure and sport facilities and an extensive hiking path network with connections to the Kroppach Switzerland.
Education
The community is the primary school centre for four Ortsgemeinden. Within these four communities (Limbach, Streithausen, Atzelgift and Luckenbach), municipal, cultural and sporting facilities are integrated. As part of this arrangement, the community of Streithausen also keeps a common sport ground and plots of land for possible later collective intentions (for instance a sporthall at the primary school) in the Nasse Heide (“Wet Heath”) area. The fairground on district road (Kreisstraße) K 20 is used not only by Streithausen but also by the neighbouring community of Atzelgift.
References
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
- Streithausen (in German)
- Marienstatt Abbey (in German)
- Marienstatt private Gymnasium (in German)