Spangenberg

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Spangenberg
Town
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Coat of arms
Location of Spangenberg within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
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Spangenberg
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Spangenberg
Coordinates: 51°7′N9°40′E / 51.117°N 9.667°E / 51.117; 9.667
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Subdivisions13 Stadtteile
Government
 •  Mayor (2021–27) Andreas Rehm [1]
Area
 • Total97.7 km2 (37.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Lowest elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total6,122
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34286
Dialling codes 05663
Vehicle registration HR
Website www.spangenberg.de

Spangenberg is a small town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.

Contents

Geography

Spangenberg lies in the Schwalm-Eder district some 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Kassel, west of the Stölzinger Gebirge, a low mountain range. Spangenberg is the demographic centrepoint of Germany.

History

The town of Spangenberg had its first documented mention in 1261, at about the time when the Treffurt family ruled Spangenberg.

Historic sights

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Schloss Spangenberg

The town is known best of all for Spangenberg Castle, built in 1253 and the town's landmark. Also worth seeing are the half-timbered buildings in the Old Town and the remains of the town's old wall, several of whose towers are still standing.

In World War II, Spangenberg Castle was used as a prisoner of war camp, Oflag IX-A/H. There was a second camp a few miles to the south - Oflag IX-A-Z. [3]

Coat of arms

Spangenberg's civic coat of arms is based on the town's oldest known seal from 1317. The object on the viewer's right (heraldically speaking, the left, as the shield is considered from the point of view of the bearer) side is a kind of fossilized plant locally known as a Spange (also German for "brooch" or "clip"), the town's namesake. The item on the viewer's left (heraldic right) is half of a wheel. Wheels are common in German civic heraldry, usually indicating some connection to the Archbishopric of Mainz, whose arms include wheels in honor of St. Willigis. The current colours – red and gold – have been in use since 1621. [4]

Constituent communities

In alphabetical order, these are Bergheim, Bischofferode, Elbersdorf, Herlefeld, Kaltenbach, Landefeld, Metzebach, Mörshausen, Nausis, Pfieffe, Schnellrode, Vockerode-Dinkelberg and Weidelbach.

Partnerships

Spangenberg maintains partnerships with the following places:

Famous people

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Margarethe von der Saale

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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.
  3. ↑ "British Prisoners of war in European Camps during the Second World War 1939-1945". www.forces-war-records.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  4. ↑ Heraldry of the World
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