Wabern

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Coordinates: 51°6′N 9°20′E

Wabern
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Population	7,745 (31/12/2004)
Area	51.4 km²
Population density	151 /km²
Elevation	166 m
Coordinates	51°6′ N 9°20′ E
Postal code	34590
Area code	05683
Licence plate code	HR
Mayor	Günter Jung (SPD)
Website	Gemeinde Wabern

Wabern is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. It lies on the Main-Weser Railway between Kassel and Frankfurt. From Wabern, the Edersee Railway runs to Bad Wildungen.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Constituent communities 2 Economy 3 Politics 3.1 Municipal partnerships 4 Buildings 5 Personalities 6 Reference 7 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

The main centre of Wabern lies on the Eder and Schwalm floodplain, a few kilometres south of where the Schwalm empties into the Eder.

[edit] Constituent communities

The community of Wabern consists of ten centres, the main centre, bearing the same name as the whole municipality, and the nine outlying villages of Hebel, Rockshausen, Falkenberg, Udenborn, Unshausen, Uttershausen, Zennern, Niedermöllrich and Harle.

[edit] Economy

For a long time, Wabern was an important railway hub, where the Sauerland Line to Brilon branched off the Frankfurt-Kassel-Hanover mainline. Today the branchline ends at Bad Wildungen.

A big sugar factory processes the sugar beets in the autumn. These are grown over a wide area around the community.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Municipal partnerships

• Lormaison (Oise), France (with Uttershausen)

[edit] Buildings

The local stately home, Landgrave Karl von Hessen's Jagd- und Lustschloss Wabern (roughly "Wabern Hunting and Delight Palace"), was built in 1701, mainly so that the Landgrave could practise falconry in the nearby Reiherwald (forest). In 1770 some remodelling work was done under the well known Baroque architect Simon Louis du Ry. The Schloss nowadays houses a youth centre.

The Evangelical Church was likewise built in the 18th century. It has a Rococo organ worth seeing.

[edit] Personalities

• Karl Schmidt (1932- ), footballer
• Wilhelm Dilich (1571-1650), engraver
• Rolf Hocke (1955- ), football official
• Fritz Harney (1879-1953), industrialist
• Philipp Losch (1864-1953), historian

[edit] Reference

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

[edit] External links

• Wabern