Weißenborn, Hesse

Weißenborn (or Weissenborn) is a municipality in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Weißenborn
Municipality
Location of Weißenborn within Werra-Meißner-Kreis district
Weißenborn is located in Germany
Weißenborn
Weißenborn
Weißenborn is located in Hesse
Weißenborn
Weißenborn
Coordinates: 51°07′N 10°07′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictWerra-Meißner-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2017–23) Thomas Mäurer[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total952
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37299
Dialling codes05659
Vehicle registrationESW
Websitewww.gemeinde-weissenborn.de

Geography

Location

Weißenborn lies in the North Hesse Uplands some 8 km (as the crow flies) southeast of Eschwege and abuts a section of the boundary with Thuringia. It is found in the Schlierbachswald, onto which borders the Ringgau (ranges) not far south of the community. Not far southwest of Weißenborn (elevation: 280 m above sea level) stands the Rabenkuppe (514.8 m above sea level), and just under 6 km (as the crow flies) east of the community, on the Thuringian side of the state boundary, is the Heldrastein (503.8 m above sea level).

Neighbouring communities

Weißenborn borders in the north on the town of Treffurt, in the east on the community of Ifta (both in Thuringia’s Wartburgkreis), in the south on the community of Ringgau, in the west on the community of Wehretal and in the northwest on the town of Eschwege (all three in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).

Constituent communities

Weißenborn’s Ortsteile are Weißenborn and Rambach.

History

Archaeological finds bear witness to people having lived in the area that is now Weißenborn as early as about 2000 BC. The community itself had its first documentary mention in 1365.

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 22.9 3 21.9 3
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 53.9 8 51.2 8
FWG Freie Wählergemeinschaft Weißenborn und Rambach 23.2 4 26.9 4
Total 100.0 15 100.0 15
Voter turnout in % 72.0 71.6

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Over Bundesstraßen 7 (Kassel-Eisenach) and 250 (Wanfried-Creuzburg), the community is linked to the highway network.

References
  1. "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
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