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Coordinates: 51°19′N08°57′E / 51.317°N 8.950°E / 51.317; 8.950 Coordinates: 51°19′N08°57′E / 51.317°N 8.950°E / 51.317; 8.950
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Waldeck-Frankenberg
Government
   Mayor (201824) Stefan Dittmann [1]
Area
  Total74.0 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Elevation
272 m (892 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total4,196
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34477
Dialling codes 05695
Vehicle registration KB
Website www.twistetal.de

Twistetal is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, southwest of Bad Arolsen.

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Geography

Location

The community lies on the river Twiste, a tributary to the Diemel, itself a tributary to the Weser. Twistetal is only a short way downstream from, and southwest of, the Twistesee, a man-made lake. It is located about 6 kilometers southwest from Bad Arolsen.

Neighbouring communities

Twistetal borders in the north and east on the town of Bad Arolsen, in the southeast on the town of Waldeck, in the southwest on the town of Korbach and in the west on the community of Diemelsee (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).

Constituent communities

Twistetal consists of the following centres:

Politics

The community's mayor is Stefan Dittmann (FDP), elected in 2018. [1] Twistetal's council is made up of 23 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in March 2021: [3]

Note: Wählergemeinschaft Twistetal is a citizens' coalition.

Infrastructure

Through Twistetal runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) 252 from Korbach to Bad Arolsen. Furthermore, Twiste is a stop on the RegionalExpress railway service from Kassel to Korbach.

Outing destinations

Well known points of interest nearby are the Twistesee in the community itself, and a bit farther afield, Bad Arolsen.

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Panorama of Twistesee

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  3. "Ergebnis der Gemeindewahl am 14. März 2021". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. Retrieved 7 July 2021.