Wohratal

Wohratal

Coat of arms
Wohratal
Location of Wohratal within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Coordinates: 50°56′N 08°56′E / 50.933°N 8.933°E / 50.933; 8.933Coordinates: 50°56′N 08°56′E / 50.933°N 8.933°E / 50.933; 8.933
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Marburg-Biedenkopf
Government
 • Mayor Peter Hartmann
Area
 • Total 30.66 km2 (11.84 sq mi)
Elevation 240 m (790 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,252
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 35288
Dialling codes 06453 und 06425
Vehicle registration MR
Website www.wohratal.de

Wohratal is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Wohratal lies between the Kellerwald (forest) in the east and the Burgwald, a low mountain range, in the west, on the river Wohra.

Among the bigger neighbouring centres are the towns of Frankenberg an der Eder to the northwest and Kirchhain to the south.

Neighbouring municipalities

In the north, Wohratal borders on the towns of Rosenthal and Gemünden, both in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, in the east on the community of Gilserberg in Schwalm-Eder district, and on Rauschenberg, also in Marburg-Biedenkopf district, in the south and west.

Constituent communities

The community consists of four centres: Wohra, Hertingshausen, Halsdorf and Langendorf.

Politics

As of the municipal elections on 26 March 2006, the seats on Wohratal's council are apportioned thus:

  • SPD 7 seats
  • CDU 5 seats
  • Greens 2 seats
  • UWG (citizens' coalition) 1 seat

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2018.
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