Söhrewald

Söhrewald
Coat of arms
Söhrewald
Location of Söhrewald within Kassel district
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 (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,748
• Density	81/km2 (210/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)

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