- Schwalmtal, Hesse
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Schwalmtal
Wappen = Wappen_Schwalmtal_(Hessen).png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 41
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 18
Lageplan = Mittelhessen Vogelsberg Sal.png
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Gießen
Landkreis = Vogelsbergkreis
Höhe = 332
Fläche = 54.21
Einwohner = 3075
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 36318
Vorwahl = 06638 und 06630
Kfz = VB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 35 017
Adresse = Alsfelder Straße 72
36318 Schwalmtal
Website = [http://www.schwalmtal-hessen.de www.schwalmtal-hessen.de]
Bürgermeister = Jürgen AdamSchwalmtal is a community in the
Vogelsbergkreis inHesse ,Germany .Geography
Neighbouring communities
Schwalmtal borders in the north on the towns of
Alsfeld andGrebenau , in the east on the town of Lauterbach, in the south on the community ofLautertal , and in the west on the community ofFeldatal and the town ofNidda (Wetteraukreis ) and the town ofRomrod .Constituent communities
The community of Schwalmtal consists of 9 centres:
*Brauerschwend (administrative seat)
*Renzendorf
*Rainrod
*Hopfgarten
*Hergersdorf
*Ober- and Unter-Sorg
*Vadenrod
*StorndorfBrauerschwend and Storndorf are the two biggest of these centres, the latter being slightly bigger than the former.
Politics
Currently represented on municipal council are three parties, the SPD, the CDU and the FWG (a citizens' coalition). The current mayor is an SPD member whose support on council derives from an SPD-FWG coalition.
Economy and Transport
The constituent communities of Brauerschwend and Storndorf each have a
primary school , akindergarten and agrocer 's shop. Furthermore there is abutcher 's shop in each as well as branches of the Kreissparkasse/VR-Bank . The community's main industrial area is to be found in Storndorf. Moreover, the district rubbish tip, administered by the ZAV ("Zentralstelle für Arbeitsvermittlung", or "Central Post for Work Placement"), lies in the community's outlying countryside. In the constituent community of Hopfgarten is one of Hesse's fewknacker 's yards.Renzendorf is home to the community's only
railway station , and a location of the "Bäckerei Karl" (bakery) whose head office is in Storndorf.Brauerschwend and Storndorf each have a medical general practice and a dental practice.
Transport
Through the community runs Federal Highway ("Bundesstraße") 254 from
Alsfeld by way ofLauterbach toFulda . Whereas until a few years ago it went through some of the communities, there is now a bypass.References
External links
* [http://www.schwalmtal-hessen.de/ Schwalmtal (Hessen)]
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