Wohratal is a municipality in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hessen, 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
Frankenberg an der Eder is a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany.
The mountain at a ford over the Eder north of the Burgwald range was for a long time a fortified place, playing an especially important role under the Franks in th ...
to the northwest and
Kirchhain
Kirchhain () is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Kirchhain is located in the heart of the state of Hesse in Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Geographically, it is surrounded by the Amöneburg Basin on the southeast ...
to the south.
Neighbouring municipalities
In the north, Wohratal borders on the towns of
Rosenthal
Rosenthal is a German and Jewish surname meaning "rose valley". Notable people with the name include:
A
* Abe M. Rosenthal (1922–2006), ''New York Times'' editor and columnist
*Albert Rosenthal (1863–1939), American portrait artist
* Albert ...
and
Gemünden, both in
Waldeck-Frankenberg
Waldeck-Frankenberg is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.
History
The district was created in 1972 by merging t ...
district, in the east on the community of
Gilserberg
Gilserberg is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Gilserberg lies at the foot of the Kellerwald, a low mountain range, nestled in the Kurhessen Highland on Federal Highway (''Bundesstraße'') B 3 ...
in
Schwalm-Eder
Schwalm-Eder is an electoral constituency (German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 170. It is locate ...
district, and on
Rauschenberg
Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combine painting, Combines (1954–1964), a ...
, 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
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 ...
7 seats
*
CDU 5 seats
*
Greens
Greens may refer to:
*Leaf vegetables such as collard greens, mustard greens, spring greens, winter greens, spinach, etc.
Politics Supranational
* Green politics
* Green party, political parties adhering to Green politics
* Global Greens
* Europ ...
2 seats
*UWG (citizens' coalition) 1 seat
References
External links
Wohratal's official websiteHomepage of Wohratal-Halsdorf
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