Wabern, Hesse

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Wabern
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Wabern
Coordinates: 51°06′N09°20′E / 51.100°N 9.333°E / 51.100; 9.333
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
 •  Mayor (2021–27) Claus Steinmetz [1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation
166 m (545 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total7,447
 • Density140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34590
Dialling codes 05683
Vehicle registration HR
Website www.wabern.de

Wabern is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. It lies on the Main-Weser Railway between Kassel and Frankfurt. From Wabern, the Edersee Railway runs to Bad Wildungen.

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Geography

Location

The main centre of Wabern lies on the Eder and Schwalm floodplain, a few kilometres south of where the Schwalm empties into the Eder.

Constituent communities

The community of Wabern consists of ten centres, the main centre, bearing the same name as the whole municipality, and the nine outlying villages of Hebel, Rockshausen, Falkenberg, Udenborn, Unshausen, Uttershausen, Zennern, Niedermöllrich and Harle.

Economy

Wabern is served by Wabern (Bz Kassel) railway station on the Frankfurt to Kassel main line. It is a stopping point for ICE trains with connections towards Hamburg and Karlsruhe. For many years it was an important railway junction, where the line to Brilon branched off the main line. Today the branch line ends at Bad Wildungen.

A big sugar factory processes the sugar beets in the autumn. These are grown over a wide area around the community.

Politics

Mayors

In June 2015 Claus Steinmetz (SPD) was elected mayor with 60.7% of the votes. [3]

Municipal partnerships

Buildings

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Jagd- und Lustschloss Wabern

The local stately home, Landgrave Karl von Hesse's Jagd- und Lustschloss Wabern (roughly "Wabern Hunting and Delight Palace"), was built in 1701, mainly so that the Landgrave could practise falconry in the nearby Reiherwald (forest). In 1770 some remodelling work was done under the well known Baroque architect Simon Louis du Ry. The Schloss nowadays houses a youth centre.

The Evangelical Church was likewise built in the 18th century. It has a Rococo organ worth seeing.

Personalities

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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. ↑ "Ein souveräner Sieg: Claus Steinmetz ist Bürgermeister von Wabern". 15 June 2015.
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