Giesenhausen
Giesenhausen is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography. The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the edge of the Kroppach Switzerland. The agriculturally oriented residential community of Giesenhausen belongs to the "Verbandsgemeinde" of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town. History. In 1311, Giesenhausen had its first documentary mention. Politics. The municipal council is made up of 8 council members who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election in May 2014. Regular events. The "Maifest  (“May Festival”), held yearly on 30 April at the grill lodge and organized by the Maijugend" (“May Youth”) is a highlight in community life. Economy and infrastructure. South of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 414 leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Aschaffenburg), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.