Linsengericht

Linsengericht
Linsengericht
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Linsengericht within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
	Linsengericht Linsengericht
	Coordinates: 50°10′N09°13′E / 50.167°N 9.217°E Coordinates: 50°10′N09°13′E / 50.167°N 9.217°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Albert Ungermann (SPD)
Area
• Total	29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi)
Elevation	166 m (545 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	9,886
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	63589
Dialling codes	06051
Vehicle registration	MKK
Website	www.linsengericht.de

Last updated November 12, 2022

Linsengericht is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse. It is located in the valley of the Kinzig, south and southeast of the town of Gelnhausen. Its territory also extends into the wooded hills of the Spessart.

Subdivision

Linsengericht consists of the Ortsteile Altenhaßlau, Eidengesäß, Geislitz (with Hof Eich and Eichermühle), Großenhausen (with Waldrode) and Lützelhausen.

Name

Linsengericht is derived from "court under the linden" from "Linde" (German for "linden" - another term for the lime tree) and "Gericht" (German for "court").

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References

↑ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.

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[1] "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.

[2] "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.

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