Guxhagen
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| Guxhagen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis |
| Mayor | Edgar Slawik (Ind.) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 26.25 km² (10.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population | 5,341 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 203 /km² (527 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HR |
| Postal code | 34302 |
| Area code | 05665 |
| Website | www.guxhagen.de |
Guxhagen is a community in Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Guxhagen lies about 15 km south of Kassel between the Habichtswald Nature Park and the Meißner-Kaufunger Wald Nature Park on the river Fulda.
[edit] Neighbouring communities
Guxhagen's neighbours are Edermünde, Felsberg, Fuldabrück and Körle.
[edit] Constituent communities
The community consists of the six centres of Albshausen, Büchenwerra, Ellenberg, Grebenau, Guxhagen and Wollrode.
[edit] History
Guxhagen had its first documentary mention in 1352 under the name Kukushayn.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal council
Municipal council is made up of 31 members.
(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
Guxhagen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 83 and Autobahn A 7 (Kassel – Bad Hersfeld).
The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network, which among other things runs a hailed shared taxi within the greater community.
[edit] Personalities
- Friedrich Paulus (general)
- Christoph Weber (librarian)
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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