Volkmarsen

Volkmarsen

Coat of arms
Volkmarsen

Coordinates: 51°23′N 9°7′E / 51.383°N 9.117°E / 51.383; 9.117Coordinates: 51°23′N 9°7′E / 51.383°N 9.117°E / 51.383; 9.117
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Waldeck-Frankenberg
Government
 • Mayor Hartmut Linnekugel (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 67.47 km2 (26.05 sq mi)
Elevation 259 m (850 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 6,867
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 34471
Dialling codes 05693
Vehicle registration KB
Website www.volkmarsen.de

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

Geography

Location

Volkmarsen lies on the northern edge of the Waldecker Tafel (Waldecker Shield (geology)) where it flattens out into the Diemel Valley, some 28 km northwest of Kassel and 7 km northeast of Bad Arolsen.

Neighbouring communities

Volkmarsen borders in the north on the town of Warburg (Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the east on the community of Breuna and the town of Wolfhagen (both in Kassel district), in the south and west on the town of Bad Arolsen and in the northwest on the town of Diemelstadt (both in Waldeck-Frankenberg).

Constituent communities

Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole, the town of Volkmarsen consists of the centres of Ehringen, Herbsen, Hörle, Külte and Lütersheim.

History

Volkmarsen's first documentary mention came in 1155. In a safe-conduct from Pope Gregory IX in 1233, Volkmarsen was first described as a town.

Politics

Town council

The town council's 31 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in 2006:

CDU 13 seats
SPD 9 seats
FWG 5 seats
Greens 2 seats
FDP 2 seats

Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.

Coat of arms

Volkmarsen's oldest seal dates from 1272. Like the current coat of arms, it shows two men, but sitting on a bench, the Count of Everstein and the Abbot of Corvey, the town's two overlords at the time. Another seal from the mid 14th century shows the now familiar church with two windows with religious figures in each one, believed to have been the Archbishop of Cologne and once again the Abbot of Corvey, reflecting the new ruling arrangement over the town. The two figures in the arms nowadays, however, are Saint Peter (holding the key) and Saint Paul (holding the sword). This became the arms in the 19th century.

Town partnerships

Volkmarsen maintains partnership links with the following:

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Volkmarsen lies on Autobahn A44 Dortmund – Kassel and on the Korbach – Kassel railway line.

Established businesses

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Other personalities associated with the city

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). August 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.statistik-hessen.de/k2016/html/EG635020.htm
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