Meinhard

For other uses, see Meinhard (disambiguation).

Meinhard
Meinhard
Location of Meinhard within Werra-Meißner-Kreis district
Coordinates	51°01′N 10°10′E / 51.01667°N 10.16667°E / 51.01667; 10.16667Coordinates: 51°01′N 10°10′E / 51.01667°N 10.16667°E / 51.01667; 10.16667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Municipal subdivisions	11 districts
Mayor	Hans Giller
Basic statistics
Area	59.52 km2 (22.98 sq mi)
Elevation	363 m  (1191 ft)
Population	2,932 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	49 /km2 (128 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ESW
Postal code	37276
Area code	05651
Website	www.meinhard.de

Meinhard is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the North Hesse Low Mountain Range landscape on the edge of the Werra valley, 3 km from the district seat of Eschwege.

Near Meinhard-Frieda, the Frieda empties into the Werra. After heavy rainfall, it can swell into a fast-running river that can wash the bank of the Werra away. On the bank facing Meinhard-Jestädt, the Wehre empties into the Werra.

Neighbouring communities

Meinhard borders in the northeast and the east on the communities of Volkerode, Pfaffschwende, Kella and Geismar (all four in Thuringia’s Eichsfeld district), in the southeast on the town of Wanfried, in the south and west on the town of Eschwege and in the northwest on the town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf (all three in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).

Constituent communities

The community’s seven Ortsteile are Frieda, Grebendorf (administrative seat), Hitzelrode, Jestädt, Neuerode, Motzenrode and Schwebda.

Politics

Community council

The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Parties and voter communities		% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	18.5	6	16.7	5
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	58.2	18	60.6	19
F.D.P./ÜWG	F.D.P./ÜWG	23.3	7	22.7	7
Total		100.0	31	100.0	31
Voter turnout in %		62.1		64.3

Mayor

Mayor Hans Giller (SPD) was reëlected on 2 December 2007 with 89.1% of the vote. He had no opponents. Voter turnout was 39.0%.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

• Ruins of Schwebda Castle (moated)

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Through Bundesstraße 249 (Eschwege-Mühlhausen), which runs right through the community, Meinhard is linked to the highway network.

Famous people

• Baron Friedrich Rudolf Ernst von Feilitzsch (b. 14 July 1858 in Jestädt; d. 23 January 1942 in Bückeburg), politician in the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and its first Prime Minister.
• Heinz Fromm (b. 10 July 1948 in Meinhard-Frieda) has been since June 2000 President of the Federal Office for Constitutional Protection

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. 

External links

• Homepage of the constituent community of Grebendorf (German)

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.