Weißenborn, Hesse
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Weißenborn | |
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Location of Weißenborn within Werra-Meißner-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°07′N 10°07′E / 51.117°N 10.117°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Werra-Meißner-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–23) | Thomas Mäurer[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 952 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 37299 |
| Dialling codes | 05659 |
| Vehicle registration | ESW |
| Website | www.gemeinde-weissenborn.de |
Weißenborn (or Weissenborn) is a municipality in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography[edit]
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Location[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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Weißenborn’s Ortsteile are Weißenborn and Rambach.
Politics[edit]
Elections[edit]
The Federal election held on 26 September 2021 yielded the following results:[3]
| Parties and voter communities | %
First Votes |
%
Second Votes | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 26.8 | 21.6 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 43.7 | 37.7 |
| AfD | Alternative for Germany | 11.0 | 11.5 |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party | 5.5 | 9.9 |
| GRÜNE | Alliance 90/The Greens | 6.2 | 9.0 |
| DIE LINKE | The Left | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Other Parties | 3.8 | 6.8 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 76.2 | ||
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
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Transport[edit]
Over Bundesstraßen 7 (Kassel-Eisenach) and 250 (Wanfried-Creuzburg), the community is linked to the highway network.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ "Results Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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