Schwalmtal, Hesse
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| Schwalmtal | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Vogelsbergkreis |
| Mayor | Jürgen Adam |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 54.21 km² (20.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 332 m (1089 ft) |
| Population | 3,075 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 57 /km² (147 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | VB |
| Postal code | 36318 |
| Area codes | 06638 und 06630 |
| Website | www.schwalmtal-hessen.de |
| Location of Schwalmtal within Vogelsbergkreis district | |
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Schwalmtal is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
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[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.
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
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