Söhrewald

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Söhrewald

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Söhrewald
Coordinates: 51°13′N 09°37′E / 51.217°N 9.617°E / 51.217; 9.617Coordinates: 51°13′N 09°37′E / 51.217°N 9.617°E / 51.217; 9.617
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Kassel
Government
  Mayor Michael Steisel
Area
  Total 58.9 km2 (22.7 sq mi)
Elevation 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 4,903
  Density 83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 34320
Dialling codes 05608
Vehicle registration KS
Website www.soehrewald.de

Söhrewald is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 13 kilometers southeast of Kassel. The municipality was formed by the former independent municipalities Eiterhagen, Wattenbach and Wellerode in 1970.

Geography

Söhrewald borders in the north to the municipality Lohfelden, in the northeast to the municipality Kaufungen and Helsa all three in the district of Kassel), in the east to the city of Hessisch Lichtenau (Werra-Meißner-Kreis), in the south with the city of Melsungen, in the southeast to the municipality Körle and in the west to the municipality Guxhagen (all the three in the district of Schwalm-Eder)

References

  1. "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2013. 


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