Waldsolms

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Location of Waldsolms within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
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Waldsolms
Coordinates: 50°25′N08°31′E / 50.417°N 8.517°E / 50.417; 8.517 Coordinates: 50°25′N08°31′E / 50.417°N 8.517°E / 50.417; 8.517
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Government
   Mayor (201824) Bernd Heine [1]
Area
  Total44.75 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Elevation
277 m (909 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total4,749
  Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35647
Dialling codes 06085
Vehicle registration LDK
Website www.waldsolms.de

Waldsolms is a community located in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

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Geography

Location

Waldsolms lies in the Hochtaunus Nature Park between Wetzlar and Usingen.

Neighbouring communities

Waldsolms is bordered on the north by the town of Braunfels and the community of Schöffengrund (both in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis), on the east by the community of Langgöns (Gießen district), on the southeast by the town of Butzbach (Wetteraukreis), on the south by the community of Grävenwiesbach (Hochtaunuskreis) and on the west by the community of Weilmünster (Limburg-Weilburg).

Constituent communities

The community consists of the six centres of Brandoberndorf (administrative seat), Griedelbach, Hasselborn, Kraftsolms, Kröffelbach and Weiperfelden.

History

As part of Hesse's municipal reform, the aforesaid communities voluntarily joined together on 1 January 1972 to form the new greater community.

Politics

Partnerships

Waldsolms maintains a partnership with the following place:

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Since 2000, Brandoberndorf has been the terminus of the Taunusbahn railway, run as Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund line 15 by the Hessische Landesbahn GmbH. It is part of a once abandoned Deutsche Bahn line that now sees new life as a commuter railway. The stretch from Grävenwiesbach to Brandoberndorf was brought back into service in 2000 after the line's great success since 1993, when service began.

Related Research Articles

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Solms Place in Hesse, Germany

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Aßlar Place in Hesse, Germany

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Bischoffen Place in Hesse, Germany

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Braunfels Place in Hesse, Germany

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Hüttenberg Place in Hesse, Germany

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Greifenstein Place in Hesse, Germany

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Hohenahr Place in Hesse, Germany

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Schöffengrund Place in Hesse, Germany

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Siegbach Place in Hesse, Germany

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Löhnberg Place in Hesse, Germany

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Grävenwiesbach station

Grävenwiesbach station is the station of Grävenwiesbach on the edge of the Hochtaunuskreis in the German state of Hesse. It is located on the southern outskirts of the town centre. Previously, the station was a junction station that served trains running on the Weil Valley Railway to Weilburg via Weilmünster, on the Taunus Railway to Bad Homburg and on the Solms Valley Railway to Wetzlar.

References

  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.