Wohratal

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Wohratal
Municipality
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Location of Wohratal within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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Wohratal
Coordinates: 50°56′N08°56′E / 50.933°N 8.933°E / 50.933; 8.933
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Marburg-Biedenkopf
Government
 •  Mayor (2018–24) Heiko Dawedeit [1]
Area
 • Total30.66 km2 (11.84 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total2,156
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35288
Dialling codes 06453 und 06425
Vehicle registration MR
Website www.wohratal.de

Wohratal is a municipality in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hessen, Germany.

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Geography

Wohratal lies between the Kellerwald (forest) in the east and the Burgwald, a low mountain range, in the west, on the river Wohra.

Among the bigger neighbouring centres are the towns of Frankenberg an der Eder to the northwest and Kirchhain to the south.

Neighbouring municipalities

In the north, Wohratal borders on the towns of Rosenthal and Gemünden, both in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, in the east on the community of Gilserberg in Schwalm-Eder district, and on Rauschenberg, also in Marburg-Biedenkopf district, in the south and west.

Constituent communities

The community consists of four centres: Wohra, Hertingshausen, Halsdorf and Langendorf.

Politics

As of the municipal elections on 26 March 2006, the seats on Wohratal's council are apportioned thus:

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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.
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