Diemelstadt

Diemelstadt

Coat of arms
Diemelstadt

Coordinates: 51°27′36″N 08°58′48″E / 51.46000°N 8.98000°ECoordinates: 51°27′36″N 08°58′48″E / 51.46000°N 8.98000°E
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Waldeck-Frankenberg
Government
  Mayor Rolf Emde (Ind.)
Area
  Total 82.58 km2 (31.88 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 5,202
  Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 34474
Dialling codes 05694, 05641, 05642, 02992
Vehicle registration KB
Website www.diemelstadt.de

Diemelstadt is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Diemelstadt lies in a small "bay" of Hesse that thrusts into, and is surrounded on three sides by, North Rhine-Westphalia. The River Diemel, the town's namesake, does not cross through the municipal area, forming only parts of the town limits, and at the same time parts of the boundary between Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. One river that does cross through the municipal area, however, is the Orpe, a north-flowing tributary to the Diemel that empties into the larger river at the northern town limits. Diemelstadt lies 12 km north of Bad Arolsen, and 31 km southeast of Paderborn.

Neighbouring communities

Diemelstadt borders in the north and east on the town of Warburg (Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the southeast on the town of Volkmarsen, in the south on the town of Bad Arolsen (both in Waldeck-Frankenberg), and in the west on the town of Marsberg (Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia).

Constituent communities

The town consists of the following centres:

(population figures as of 2004)

History

The town of Diemelstadt came into being on 1 November 1970 through the voluntary merger of the town of Rhoden (Stadt Rhoden – The centre is still known as such, although it is no longer an independent town) and the smaller municipality of Wrexen. Later the same year, Ammenhausen, Dehausen, Helmighausen, Neudorf and Wethen also joined, with Hesperinghausen and Orpethal following the next year.

Politics

Town council

The town council's 25 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006:

SPD 10 seats
CDU 8 seats
FWG 5 seats
FDP 1 seat
BL-Bürgerliste für Diemelstadt 1 seat

Note: FWG and BL are citizens' coalitions.

Town partnerships

Diemelstadt maintains partnership links with the following:

Culture and sightseeing

Music

Buildings

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Note: Bundesstraße = Federal Highway.

Established businesses

Education

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

References

  1. "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.

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