Ehringshausen | |
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Location of Ehringshausen within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district  | |
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  Ehringshausen  Ehringshausen | |
| Coordinates:50°36′N08°23′E / 50.600°N 8.383°E /50.600; 8.383 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–27) | Jürgen Mock[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.43 km2 (17.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,591 |
| • Density | 211.1/km2 (546.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35630 |
| Dialling codes | 06443, 06440, 06449 |
| Vehicle registration | LDK |
| Website | www.ehringshausen.de |
Ehringshausen (German pronunciation:[eːʁɪŋsˈhaʊzn̩]) is a municipality in theLahn-Dill-Kreis inHesse,Germany.
Ehringshausen lies in the valley of theDill betweenWetzlar andHerborn.
Ehringshausen borders in the north on the community ofMittenaar, in the east on the town ofAßlar, in the south on the towns ofSolms andLeun, and in the northwest on the community ofSinn (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis).
The community has nine centres named Breitenbach, Daubhausen, Dillheim, Dreisbach, Ehringshausen, Greifenthal,Katzenfurt, Kölschhausen and Niederlemp.
Ehringshausen had its first documentary mention in 802 in a donation document in theLorsch codex. According to this document, Inric gave the Lorsch Monastery a fortified yard in the Barcdorfer Mark in the Lahngau. Barcdorf lay near today's Ehringshausen on the Dill's right bank. Whether it can be regarded as Ehringshausen's direct forerunner is, however, unclear.
The oldest centre in the community is, however, not the namesake centre, but rather Breitenbach, which had its first documentary mention in 778.
Ehringshausen was a stronghold of the extreme rightwing and nationalistNational Democratic Party of Germany. For several decades, they have been represented on municipal council, even after the 2001 elections when their share of the vote fell from about 22% to 7.1%. In the 2006 municipal elections, they suffered a further setback when their share fell to only 4.9%. This still translated into two council seats.
The municipal elections on 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:
| Parteien und Wählergemeinschaften | % 2011 | Sitze 2011 | % 2006 | Sitze 2006 | |
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| SPD | Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | 37,7 | 12 | 35,4 | 11 |
| CDU | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | 35,1 | 11 | 36,4 | 11 |
| FWG | Freie Wählergemeinschaft e.V. Ehringshausen | 22,8 | 7 | 23,3 | 7 |
| GRÜNE | Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 4,4 | 1 | – | – |
| NPD | Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands | – | – | 4,9 | 2 |
| gesamt | 100,0 | 31 | 100,0 | 31 | |
| Wahlbeteiligung in % | 43,0 | 45,1 | |||
Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.
The two charges in the shield of Ehringshausen's civiccoat of arms represent different aspects of the community's history, both dating back many centuries. The point, somewhat resembling a churchsteeple, stands for the local church, and the cogwheel for what was until 1956 the local industry –iron mining.[1]
Ehringshausen maintains partnerships with the following places:
Roquemaure,France since 28 April 1973
Haverhill,United Kingdom since 16 April 1983
Neustadt am Rennsteig,Thuringia since 11 May 1991Through Ehringshausen runAutobahnA 45, with its Ehringshausen interchange, and the Siegen–Gießenrailway line, with its Katzenfurt and Ehringshausen (Kr Wetzlar) stations. These are served hourly on workdays, and two-hourly Sundays and holidays byDB RegioRegionalbahn services betweenDillenburg and Gießen.
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