Dutenhofen is the eastmost borough of the city of Wetzlar, Germany. It has approximately 3,100 residents (December 31, 2005).

Geography

The district lies in the Lahntal region just south of the Lahn. Nearby is the Dutenhofener See, a lake featuring a man-made beach, volleyball pit, trampolines, cafe, and bar. East of the district lies the OCULUS GmbH industrial park.

History

Dutenhofen was an independent municipality until January 1, 1976 when it became a suburb of the city of Lahn. On August 1, 1979 Dutenhofen became a borough of Wetzlar.

Sport

Dutenhofen is the home of the

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

-Club ''HSG Dutenhofen- Münchholzhausen'', from Bundesligist HSG Wetzlar.

Transportation

Dutenhofen shares busline 11 with the surrounding cities, including Giessen. Directly north of this borough runs the Bundesstraße ''B49'' (Gießen - Wetzlar -

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

- Trier). Parallel to the road runs the

Deutsche Bahn The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder. describes itself as the se ...

-line called "

Dillstrecke The Dill Railway (German: ''Dillstrecke'') is a 73 km-long double-track electrified railway line, which runs from Giessen in Hesse to Siegen in North Rhine-Westphalia. Until 2002 InterRegio trains operated the connection to Düsseldorf, Nor ...

" ( Gießen - Wetzlar - Siegen).

References

{{Authority control Wetzlar