The municipality of Münchhausen is found north of
Marburg
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on the northern edge of
Marburg-Biedenkopf
Marburg-Biedenkopf is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen, Lahn-Dill, Siegen-Wittgenstein.
History
The district was created in 1974 when th ...
district. It has 3,286 inhabitants (2020) and has had its current boundaries since 1974. The municipality's area is roughly 41 km².
Geography
Location
West of the community lies the
Rothaargebirge
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It is believed that its name must once have been ...
, a low mountain range. The municipal area is bounded on the east by the ''Burgwald'', another low mountain range. The constituent communities of Münchhausen and Simtshausen lie in the Wetschaft valley. Wollmar lies on the like-named river Wollmar, which empties into the Wetschaft in Münchhausen. Through the constituent communities of Oberasphe and Niederasphe flows the river Asphe.
Neighbouring communities
Münchhausen's neighbours are
Burgwald
Burgwald is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Burgwald lies east of Battenberg and roughly 30 km north of the university town of Marburg. The community lies on the northwestern edge of the Burgwald ...
,
Rosenthal,
Wetter,
Biedenkopf
Biedenkopf () is a spa town in western Hesse, Germany with a population of 13,491 (2020).
Geography
Location
The town of Biedenkopf lies in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Ringed by mountains reaching up to above sea level – the ...
and
Battenberg.
Constituent communities
*Münchhausen (1285 inhabitants) (as of January 2004)
*Niederasphe (914 inhabitants)
*Oberasphe (356 inhabitants)
*Simtshausen (495 inhabitants)
*Wollmar (701 inhabitants)
History
Münchhausen am Christenberg officially came into being on 1 July 1974 when the formerly independent places of Münchhausen, Simtshausen, Niederasphe, Oberasphe and Wollmar were united.
Politics
Municipal representation
Results of municipal election on 26 March 2006:
*
CDU 11
*
SPD
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been the ...
10
*Independent Green List (UGL) 2
Coat of arms
The civic
coat of arms
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might be described thus: Party per chevron; above in gules a cross argent fused with the chevron; below in argent, a five-spoked wheel sable.
The coat of arms symbolizes the nearby mountain, the
Christenberg
Christenberg is a hill in Hesse, Germany
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, with its mediaeval church. The wheel with its five spokes stands for Münchhausen's five constituent communities.
Personalities
*
Euricius Cordus Euricius Cordus born Heinrich Ritze (1486 – 24 December 1535) was a German humanist poet, physician, botanist and naturalist. He is considered one of the founders of botany in Germany.
Cordus was born in Simtshausen near Marburg the youngest of t ...
, German humanist
References
External links
Münchhausen's official website
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Marburg-Biedenkopf