Höhr-Grenzhausen
Höhr-Grenzhausen | |
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| Coordinates: 50°26′06″N 7°40′16″E / 50.43500°N 7.67111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Höhr-Grenzhausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Michael Thiesen |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 9,439 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56203 |
| Dialling codes | 02624 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www |
Höhr-Grenzhausen (German pronunciation: [ˌhøːɐ̯ɡʁɛnt͡sˈhaʊ̯zn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a centre for the ceramic industry in the Kannenbäckerland with a professional college for ceramics, another for ceramic form, and many others, hence the nickname Kannenbäckerstadt (roughly, “Jug Baking Town”).
Together with the communities of Hillscheid, Hilgert and Kammerforst it has formed the Verbandsgemeinde of Höhr-Grenzhausen – a kind of collective municipality – since 1971.