Heuchelheim

Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Heuchelheim within Gießen district

(2021–27) Lars Burkhard Steinz^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total10.58 km² (4.08 sq mi)Highest elevation

276 m (906 ft)Lowest elevation

153 m (502 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,052 • Density760/km² (2,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

35452

Dialling codes0641Vehicle registrationGIWebsitewww.heuchelheim.de

Heuchelheim (official name: Heuchelheim a. d. Lahn) is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. Since 1 April 1967 it has included the district Kinzenbach. It has approximately 8,000 residents spread across two districts - Heuchelheim (5,800 inhabitants) and Kinzenbach (2,200 inhabitants).

Until 1967 the independent villages of Heucheleim and Kinzenbach were part of other counties. In the 60s both villages cooperated leading to union in 1967. From 1977 to 1979 Heuchelheim formed part of the administrative town Lahn, a compound of Gießen, Wetzlar and other municipalities in between.

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.