Neuental

Neuental
Neuental
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Neuental within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
	Neuental Neuental
	Coordinates: 51°00′N09°13′E / 51.000°N 9.217°E Coordinates: 51°00′N09°13′E / 51.000°N 9.217°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2017–23)	Dr. Philipp Rottwilm
Area
• Total	38.65 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation	433 m (1,421 ft)
Lowest elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	3,034
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	34599
Dialling codes	06693
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	www.neuental.de

Last updated January 19, 2022

Neuental is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Neuental lies in the Schwalm river valley between Borken and Schwalmstadt south of Kassel.

Constituent communities

The community consists of the eight centres of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode (administrative seat).

History

The community came into being as part of Hesse's municipal reforms with the amalgamation of the formerly independent communities of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode into a new greater community of Neuental.

Politics

Municipal council

Neuental municipal council is made up of 23 councillors.

SPD 9 seats
CDU 8 seats
Bürgerliste (citizens' coalition) 4 seats
FDP 2 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

The current mayor is Dr. Philipp Rottwilm (SPD), elected in 2017.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 254 (Homberg – Fulda) runs 7 km to the east. The Neuental interchange on Autobahn A 49 (Kassel – Fritzlar – Marburg) is 3 km away.

Culture

Inclusivity

One of Marburg’s most important institutions is Philipps University. Philipps University has several courses designed for people with disabilities, blind and partially sighted students. Marburg is exceptionally friendly to visually impaired visitors. In addition to Braille city maps, tours for the blind and partially sighted, and a specially adapted.

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References

↑ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 7 July 2021.
↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.

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[1] Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 7 July 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.

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