- Wabern
Infobox German Location
Name = Wabern
Wappen = Wappen Wabern (Hessen).png
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 20
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hesse
Regierungsbezirk = Kassel
Landkreis = Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Höhe = 166
Fläche = 51.4
Einwohner = 7745
Stand = 2004-12-31
PLZ = 34590
Vorwahl = 05683
Kfz = HR
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 6 34 025
Adresse = Landgrafenstraße 9
34590 Wabern
Website = [http://www.wabern.de/ www.wabern.de]
Bürgermeister = Günter Jung
Partei = SPDWabern is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse,
Germany . It lies on the Main-WeserRailway betweenKassel andFrankfurt . From Wabern, the Edersee Railway runs toBad Wildungen .Geography
Location
The main centre of Wabern lies on the
Eder andSchwalm floodplain , a few kilometres south of where the Schwalm empties into the Eder.Constituent communities
The community of Wabern consists of ten centres, the main centre, bearing the same name as the whole municipality, and the nine outlying villages of Hebel, Rockshausen, Falkenberg, Udenborn, Unshausen, Uttershausen, Zennern, Niedermöllrich and Harle.
Economy
For a long time, Wabern was an important railway hub, where the
Sauerland Line toBrilon branched off the Frankfurt-Kassel-Hanover mainline. Today the branchline ends at Bad Wildungen.A big
sugar factory processes thesugar beet s in the autumn. These are grown over a wide area around the community.Politics
Municipal partnerships
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Lormaison (Oise),France (with Uttershausen)Buildings
The local stately home,
Landgrave Karl von Hesse's "Jagd- und Lustschloss Wabern" (roughly "Wabern Hunting and Delight Palace"), was built in 1701, mainly so that the Landgrave could practisefalconry in the nearby Reiherwald (forest). In 1770 some remodelling work was done under the well knownBaroque architect Simon Louis du Ry . The "Schloss" nowadays houses a youth centre.The Evangelical Church was likewise built in the 18th century. It has a
Rococo organ worth seeing.Personalities
* Karl Schmidt (1932- ), footballer
*Wilhelm Dilich (1571–1650), engraver
*Rolf Hocke (1955- ), football official
*Fritz Harney (1879–1953),industrialist
*Philipp Losch (1864–1953),historian References
External links
* [http://www.wabern.de Wabern]
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