Schwalmtal, Hesse

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Schwalmtal


Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Gießen
District	Vogelsbergkreis
Population	3,535 (27/03/2006)
Area	54.21 km²
Population density	65 /km²
Elevation	332 m
Coordinates	50°41′ N 9°18′ E
Postal code	36318
Area code	06638 and 06630
Licence plate code	VB
Mayor	Jürgen Adam
Website	Gemeinde Schwalmtal

Schwalmtal is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Neighbouring communities
- 1.2 Constituent communities
2 Politics
3 Economy and Transport
- 3.1 Transport
4 Reference
5 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbouring communities

Schwalmtal borders in the north on the towns of Alsfeld and Grebenau, in the east on the town of Lauterbach, in the south on the community of Lautertal, and in the west on the community of Feldatal and the town of Nidda (Wetteraukreis) and the town of Romrod.

[edit] Constituent communities

The community of Schwalmtal consists of 9 centres:

Brauerschwend (administrative seat)
Renzendorf
Rainrod
Hopfgarten
Hergersdorf
Ober- and Unter-Sorg
Vadenrod
Storndorf

Brauerschwend and Storndorf are the two biggest of these centres, the latter being slightly bigger than the former.

[edit] Politics

Currently represented on municipal council are three parties, the SPD, the CDU and the FWG (a citizens' coalition). The current mayor is an SPD member whose support on council derives from an SPD-FWG coalition.

[edit] Economy and Transport

The constituent communities of Brauerschwend and Storndorf each have a primary school, a kindergarten and a grocer's shop. Furthermore there is a butcher's shop in each as well as branches of the Kreissparkasse/VR-Bank. The community's main industrial area is to be found in Storndorf. Moreover, the district rubbish tip, administered by the ZAV (Zentralstelle für Arbeitsvermittlung, or "Central Post for Work Placement"), lies in the community's outlying countryside. In the constituent community of Hopfgarten is one of Hesse's few knacker's yards.

Renzendorf is home to the community's only railway station, and a location of the Bäckerei Karl (bakery) whose head office is in Storndorf.

Brauerschwend and Storndorf each have a medical general practice and a dental practice.

[edit] Transport

Through the community runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) 254 from Alsfeld by way of Lauterbach to Fulda. Whereas until a few years ago it went through some of the communities, there is now a bypass.