Neuental

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Coordinates: 51°0′N 9°13′E

Neuental
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Population	3,464 (16/01/2006)
Area	38.65 km²
Population density	90 /km²
Elevation	185 - 433 m
Coordinates	51°0′ N 9°13′ E
Postal code	34599
Area code	06693
Licence plate code	HR
Mayor	Kai Knöpper
Website	Gemeinde Neuental

Neuental is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Constituent communities 2 History 3 Politics 3.1 Municipal council 4 Economy and infrastructure 4.1 Transport 5 Reference

[edit] Geography

Neuental lies in the Schwalm river valley between Borken and Schwalmstadt south of Kassel.

[edit] Constituent communities

The community consists of the eight centres of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode (administrative seat).

[edit] History

The community came into being as part of Hesse's municipal reforms with the amalgamation of the formerly independent communities of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode into a new greater community of Neuental.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Municipal council

Neuental municipal council is made up of 23 councillors.

• SPD 9 seats
• CDU 8 seats
• Bürgerliste (citizens' coalition) 4 seats
• FDP 2 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

The mayor Kai Knöpper (FDP, but membership currently dormant) was elected on 25 September 2005 with a 64.2% share of the vote.

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Transport

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 254 (Homberg – Fulda) runs 7 km to the east. The Neuental interchange on Autobahn A 49 (Kassel – Fritzlar – Marburg) is 3 km away.

[edit] Reference

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.