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Morschen Coordinates 51°03′N 9°36′E / 51.05°N 9.6°ECoordinates: 51°03′N 9°36′E / 51.05°N 9.6°E Administration Country Germany State Hesse Admin. region Kassel District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Mayor Herbert Wohlgemuth Basic statistics Area 47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi) Elevation 201 m (659 ft) Population 3,641 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 76 /km2 (197 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate HR Postal code 34326 Area code 05664 Website www.morschen.de Morschen is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.
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Geography
Location
Morschen lies in the Fulda valley south of Kassel.
Constituent communities
The community consists of the centres of Altmorschen (administrative seat), Binsförth, Eubach, Heina, Konnefeld, Neumorschen and Wichte.
Politics
Municipal council
Morschen's municipal council is made up of 23 members.
(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
Kloster Haydau, a former Cistercian convent, was built between the mid 13th century and the early 14th century, and in the mid 16th century and 17th century it was converted into a stately home for a Landgrave. Today, the building is used for meetings and conventions, as a gallery, a meeting place for professors, and a venue for poetry readings.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Morschen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 83 (Kassel – Bebra). The Malsfeld Autobahn interchange (83) on the A 7 (Kassel – Würzburg) is about 11 km away.
The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network.
Personalities
Honorary citizens
- 1997 – Gottfried Kiesow, German memorial protector.
References
- ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip.
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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