Neuental
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| Neuental | |
| 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 | Kai Knöpper |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 38.65 km² (14.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185-433 m |
| Population | 3,341 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 86 /km² (224 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HR |
| Postal code | 34599 |
| Area code | 06693 |
| Website | www.neuental.de |
Neuental is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.
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[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.
(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] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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