- Twistetal
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Twistetal.svg
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 19
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 57
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Kassel
Landkreis = Waldeck-Frankenberg
Höhe = 272
Fläche = 74.0
Einwohner = 4678
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 34477
Vorwahl = 05695
Kfz = KB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 6 35 018
Straße = Hüfte 7
Website = [http://www.twistetal.de/ www.twistetal.de]
Bürgermeister = Günther HartmannTwistetal is a community in
Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwestHesse ,Germany , southwest ofBad Arolsen .Geography
Location
The community lies on the river Twiste, a tributary to the Diemel, itself a tributary to the
Weser . Twistetal is only a short way downstream from, and southwest of, the Twistesee, a man-made lake.Neighbouring communities
Twistetal borders in the north and east on the town of
Bad Arolsen , in the southeast on the town of Waldeck, in the southwest on the town ofKorbach and in the west on the community ofDiemelsee (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).Constituent communities
Twistetal consists of the following centres:
*Berndorf
*Elleringhausen
*Gembeck
*Mühlhausen
*Nieder-Waroldern
*Ober-Waroldern
*Twiste (main town and administrative seat)Politics
The community's mayor is Günter Hartmann (SPD). Twistetal's council is made up of 23 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on
26 March 2006 :
*CDU 9 seats
*SPD 9 seats
*FDP 2 seats
*Wählergemeinschaft Twistetal 2 seats
*Greens 1 seatNote: "Wählergemeinschaft Twistetal" is a citizens' coalition.Infrastructure
Through Twistetal runs Federal Highway ("Bundesstraße") 252 from Korbach to Bad Arolsen. Furthermore, Twiste is a stop on the
RegionalExpress railway service fromKassel to Korbach.Outing destinations
Well known points of interest nearby are the Twistesee in the community itself, and a bit farther afield,
Bad Arolsen .
Panorama of TwisteseeReferences
External links
* [http://www.twistetal.de/ Twistetal]
* [http://www.twistesee.de/ Twistesee]
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