Werleshausen

Werleshausen is a village in the northern part of Hesse, Germany. First recorded mention was in 876. Since 1972 it belongs to the town of Witzenhausen.

Werleshausen
Location of Werleshausen
Werleshausen  is located in Germany
Werleshausen
Werleshausen
Werleshausen  is located in Hesse
Werleshausen
Werleshausen
Coordinates: 51°19′30″N 9°54′50″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictWerra-Meißner
TownWitzenhausen
Area
  Total6.78 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
  Total500
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37214
Dialling codes05542
Vehicle registrationESW + WIZ
Website

Location

The village of Werleshausen lies in the Werra valley near the Hoher Meißner, right on the boundary with Thuringia, almost at Germany's geographical centre, 33 km east of Kassel. The Bebra-Göttingen railway crosses the village in the east.

Neighbouring villages

Werleshausen borders in the east on the municipalities of Lindewerra and Bornhagen (Thuringia's Eichsfeld district), in the south on the village of Oberrieden, in the west on the village Wendershausen and in the north on the villages of Unterrieden and Neuseesen (town of Witzenhausen).

Sightseeing

References

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