Wohratal

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Wohratal
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wohratal
Wohratal (Germany)
Wohratal
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Marburg-Biedenkopf
Mayor Peter Hartmann
Basic statistics
Area 30.66 km² (11.8 sq mi)
Elevation 240 m  (787 ft)
Population 2,485  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 81 /km² (210 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MR
Postal code 35288
Area codes 06453 und 06425
Website www.wohratal.de
Location of Wohratal within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Map

Coordinates: 50°56′00″N 08°56′00″E / 50.933333, 8.933333

Wohratal is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Wohratal lies between the Kellerwald (forest) in the east and the Burgwald, a low mountain range, in the west, on the river Wohra.

Among the bigger neighbouring centres are the towns of Frankenberg an der Eder to the northwest and Kirchhain to the south.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

In the north, Wohratal borders on the towns of Rosenthal and Gemünden, both in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, in the east on the community of Gilserberg in Schwalm-Eder district, and on Rauschenberg, also in Marburg-Biedenkopf district, in the south and west.

[edit] Constituent communities

The community consists of four centres: Wohra, Hertingshausen, Halsdorf and Langendorf.

[edit] Politics

As of the municipal elections on 26 March 2006, the seats on Wohratal's council are apportioned thus:

  • SPD 7 seats
  • CDU 5 seats
  • Greens 2 seats
  • UWG (citizens' coalition) 1 seat

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links