Morschen

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Morschen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Morschen
Morschen (Germany)
Morschen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Mayor Herbert Wohlgemuth
Basic statistics
Area 47.94 km² (18.5 sq mi)
Elevation 201 m  (659 ft)
Population 3,826  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 80 /km² (207 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HR
Postal code 34326
Area code 05664
Website www.morschen.de

Coordinates: 51°03′00″N 09°36′00″E / 51.05, 9.6

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

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[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Morschen lies in the Fulda valley south of Kassel.

[edit] Constituent communities

The community consists of the centres of Altmorschen (administrative seat), Binsförth, Eubach, Heina, Konnefeld, Neumorschen and Wichte.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Municipal council

Morschen's municipal council is made up of 23 members.

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

[edit] Culture and sightseeing

[edit] Buildings

Kloster Haydau, a former Cistercian convent, was built between the mid 13th century and the early 14th century, and in the mid 16th century and 17th century it was converted into a stately home for a Landgrave. Today, the building is used for meetings and conventions, as a gallery, a meeting place for professors, and a venue for poetry readings.

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Transport

Morschen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 83 (KasselBebra). The Malsfeld Autobahn interchange (83) on the A 7 (KasselWürzburg) is about 11 km away.

The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network.

[edit] Personalities

[edit] Honorary citizens

  • 1997 – Gottfried Kiesow, German memorial protector.

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links