Neuental

Neuental
Neuental
Location of Neuental within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
Coordinates	51°00′N 9°13′E / 51°N 9.21667°E / 51; 9.21667Coordinates: 51°00′N 9°13′E / 51°N 9.21667°E / 51; 9.21667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Mayor	Kai Knöpper
Basic statistics
Area	38.65 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Elevation	185-433 m
Population	3,164 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	82 /km2 (212 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HR
Postal code	34599
Area code	06693
Website	www.neuental.de

Neuental is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Neuental lies in the Schwalm river valley between Borken and Schwalmstadt south of Kassel.

Constituent communities

The community consists of the eight centres of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode (administrative seat).

History

The community came into being as part of Hesse's municipal reforms with the amalgamation of the formerly independent communities of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode into a new greater community of Neuental.

Politics

Municipal council

Neuental municipal council is made up of 23 councillors.

• SPD 9 seats
• CDU 8 seats
• Bürgerliste (citizens' coalition) 4 seats
• FDP 2 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

The mayor Kai Knöpper (FDP, but membership currently dormant) was elected on 25 September 2005 with a 64.2% share of the vote.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 254 (Homberg – Fulda) runs 7 km to the east. The Neuental interchange on Autobahn A 49 (Kassel – Fritzlar – Marburg) is 3 km away.

References

1. ^ "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.