Katzenfurt

Ortsteil of Ehringshausen in Hesse, Germany

Location within Ehringshausen

50°37′5″N 8°20′54″E / 50.61806°N 8.34833°E / 50.61806; 8.34833CountryGermanyStateHesseDistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis MunicipalityEhringshausenArea

• Total7.17 km² (2.77 sq mi)Elevation

186 m (610 ft)Population

(2015-12-31)^[1]

• Total1,910 • Density270/km² (690/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

35360

Dialling codes06449WebsiteWebsite Town

Katzenfurt is a village (Ortsteil) of the municipality of Ehringshausen. The name does not mean Katze (cat), but the name comes from the Chatten or Katten, an ancient Germanic tribe. Its first documented reference was in 1233 via Heinricus de Kaczenfurt, who was named as a witness to a sale of the estates to Grossholzheim and Kleinholzheim by Hartrad von Merenberg to Arnsburg Abbey.^[2]

References

^ "Ortsteile der Gemeinde Ehringshausen" [Parts of the municipality Ehringshausen]. www.ehringshausen.de. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
^ "1233 - Hartrad v. Merenberg verkauft Güter an Kl. Arnsburg, Z: C.v. Hattstein, F.v.Marburg". Philipp Ludwigs Erben. Bernhard Kärtner. Retrieved 2022-11-20.