Görgeshausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
The community lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Gießen on the edge of the Nassau Nature Park, and borders on Hesse. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur, a kind of collective municipality.
History In 1290, Görgeshausen had its first documentary mention as Gerinzhausen.
Politics
Community council The council is made up of 12 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 7 June 2009.
Coat of arms The middle part of the community's arms symbolizes the so-called Löwenstein (“Lion’s Stone”), a border stone that once marked the boundary between Görgeshausen, which was then held by the Electorate of Trier, and the area belonging then to Nassau-Diez. The two linden twigs refer to the linden tree that formerly stood on the church hill in the middle of the village.
Sport There is a sport club called Grün Weiß Görgeshausen. The name means “Green White”.
Economy and infrastructure The public local bus lines 450 and 575 connect the village to the public transport It is located in the zone number 409 of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM).
The nearest Autobahn interchange is Diez on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) about a kilometre away, the nearest train stop is in Niedererbach at the Lower Westerwald railway (RB29).
Energy production A solar park is located in the area of Görgeshausen.
The wind farm next to the Elzer Beeg is located on the ground.of Elz in Hesse, but directly neighboring Görgeshausen.
References
External links Görgeshausen in the collective municipality’s Web pages