Wehretal
Encyclopedia
Wehretal is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis
in northeastern Hesse
, Germany
.
. It is found between Eschwege
in the north and Sontra
in the south.
Towards the north, the community’s area falls in the river Wehre’s course – after which river the community is named – down to its mouth on the river Werra
near Eschwege. In the east lies the Schlierbachswald and in the southeast lies the Ringgau (ranges). To the southwest, another range, the Stölzinger Gebirge, is to be found. To the west stands the Hoher Meißner
.
, in the south on the community of Ringgau
and the town of Sontra, in the west on the town of Waldkappel
and in the far northwest on the community of Meißner
(all in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).
artist Dietmar Merluan carved a wooden figurine of the child.
The community of Wehretal, containing 3 920 ha, came into being in 1971 and 1972 through the merger of the communities of Hoheneiche, Langenhain, Vierbach and Oetmannshausen into the administrative centre, the community of Reichensachsen. In the course of this municipal reform, the new, greater community adopted the name Wehretal. Unlike many other communities in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Wehretal’s population is actually rising.
Jochen Kistner (SPD) took office on 1 April 2007 as the new mayor for a term in office of six years. He is the fourth in an unbroken series of SPD mayors elected here since 1952.
, Orne
, France
La Ferrière-aux-Étangs
, Orne, France La Coulonche
, Orne, France Saires-la-Verrerie
, Orne, France Gánt
, Fejér County, Hungary
The four French communities have been part of an intensely cultivated partnership arrangement with Wehretal on various levels for more than ten years. They are all in the same department in Normandy
. The partnership with Gánt began in 2007.
on the Sunday. This has been made up for generations now by school classes and local clubs. Moreover, the festival parade is accompanied by several musical bands from Reichensachsen and surrounding places. All these bands keep playing after the parade in the festival tent before countless onlookers.
From Monday morning until late into the night, the traditional Frühschoppen
is held in the tent. This word can mean “brunch” or “morning pint”, but in this case, it is a celebration in which the locals have breakfast and celebrate together.
n 7 (Kassel-Eisenach
), 27 (Göttingen
-Bad Hersfeld
) and 452 (Eschwege-Wehretal). Furthermore, there is a stop on the Hanover
–Göttingen
–Bebra
–Frankfurt railway mainline.
Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Werra-Meißner is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel.-History:...
in northeastern Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Location
Wehretal lies roughly 50 km southeast of the North Hesse city of KasselKassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
. It is found between Eschwege
Eschwege
Eschwege , the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.- Location :The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Werra at the foot of the Leuchtberg northwest of the Schlierbachswald and east of the Hoher Meißner...
in the north and Sontra
Sontra
Sontra is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeastern Hesse, Germany.The air spa of Sontra is known as Berg- und Hänselstadt, with Bergstadt referring to the time when there was bituminous shale mining in town, and Hänselstadt to the town’s former membership in the Hanse...
in the south.
Towards the north, the community’s area falls in the river Wehre’s course – after which river the community is named – down to its mouth on the river Werra
Werra
The Werra is a river in central Germany, the right-source river of the Weser. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After 293 km the Werra joins the river Fulda in the town of Hann. Münden, forming the Weser....
near Eschwege. In the east lies the Schlierbachswald and in the southeast lies the Ringgau (ranges). To the southwest, another range, the Stölzinger Gebirge, is to be found. To the west stands the Hoher Meißner
Hoher Meißner
Hoher Meissner is a mountain massif with a height of 753.6 m and is located in the Meissner Kaufunger nature park in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:...
.
Neighbouring communities
Wehretal borders in the north on the town of Eschwege, in the east on the community of WeißenbornWeißenborn, Hesse
Weißenborn is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Weißenborn lies in the North Hesse Uplands some 8 km southeast of Eschwege and abuts a section of the boundary with Thuringia. It is found in the Schlierbachswald, onto which borders the Ringgau not far south...
, in the south on the community of Ringgau
Ringgau
- Location :The community of Ringgau lies in the like-named low mountain range some 11 km south of Eschwege between the Hoher Meißner and the Thuringian Forest.- Neighbouring communities :...
and the town of Sontra, in the west on the town of Waldkappel
Waldkappel
Waldkappel is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northern Hesse, Germany.-Location:Waldkappel lies between Hessisch Lichtenau in the west and Eschwege in the east, where the town is found in the North Hesse Upland between the Meißner-Kaufunger Wald Nature Park neighbouring it to the north...
and in the far northwest on the community of Meißner
Meißner, Hesse
Meißner is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Meißner lies at the Krösselberg between the Hoher Meißner and the Werra valley in the Meißner-Kaufunger Wald Nature Park, some 40 km southeast of Kassel and 10 km west of Eschwege.-Neighbouring...
(all in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).
Constituent communities
Wehretal’s five Ortsteile are Reichensachsen, Langenhain, Hoheneiche, Oetmannshausen and Vierbach.History
In 1577, a deformed child who became widely known was born in Hoheneiche. The RenaissanceRenaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
artist Dietmar Merluan carved a wooden figurine of the child.
The community of Wehretal, containing 3 920 ha, came into being in 1971 and 1972 through the merger of the communities of Hoheneiche, Langenhain, Vierbach and Oetmannshausen into the administrative centre, the community of Reichensachsen. In the course of this municipal reform, the new, greater community adopted the name Wehretal. Unlike many other communities in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Wehretal’s population is actually rising.
Community council
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:| Parties and voter communities | % 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
|
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 20.2 | 6 | 17.3 | 5 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
49.4 | 16 | 45.2 | 14 |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
6.8 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 |
| FWG | Freie Wählergemeinschaft Wehretal | 23.5 | 7 | 31.2 | 10 |
| Total | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | 31 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 57.2 | 61.2 | |||
Mayor
The last mayoral elections on 12 November 2006 yielded the following results:- Kistner, Jochen (SPD) 52.3%
- Claus, Norbert (FWG) 25.6%
- Siegel, Rüdiger (independent) 17.3%
- Preiß, Alfred (FDP) 4.8%
Jochen Kistner (SPD) took office on 1 April 2007 as the new mayor for a term in office of six years. He is the fourth in an unbroken series of SPD mayors elected here since 1952.
Town partnerships
Bellou-en-HoulmeBellou-en-Houlme
Bellou-en-Houlme is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-References:*...
, Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
La Ferrière-aux-Étangs
La Ferrière-aux-Étangs
La Ferrière-aux-Étangs is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-References:*...
, Orne, France La Coulonche
La Coulonche
La Coulonche is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France....
, Orne, France Saires-la-Verrerie
Saires-la-Verrerie
Saires-la-Verrerie is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-References:*...
, Orne, France Gánt
Gánt
Gánt is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.- External links :*...
, Fejér County, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
The four French communities have been part of an intensely cultivated partnership arrangement with Wehretal on various levels for more than ten years. They are all in the same department in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
. The partnership with Gánt began in 2007.
Festivals
For more than 50 years now, the Heimat- und Wichtelfest (roughly, “Homeland and Hobgoblin Festival”) has been held, usually on the third weekend in June. The high point of the five-day festivities, besides the dancing evening on Saturday evening in the festival tent at the sport ground, is the great festival paradeParade
A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind...
on the Sunday. This has been made up for generations now by school classes and local clubs. Moreover, the festival parade is accompanied by several musical bands from Reichensachsen and surrounding places. All these bands keep playing after the parade in the festival tent before countless onlookers.
From Monday morning until late into the night, the traditional Frühschoppen
Frühschoppen
Frühschoppen is a traditional, German equivalent of brunch, i.e. a combined breakfast and lunch normally eaten in the mid- to late morning. The actual fare varies from region to region....
is held in the tent. This word can mean “brunch” or “morning pint”, but in this case, it is a celebration in which the locals have breakfast and celebrate together.
Transport
This place in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis can be reached over BundesstraßeBundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
n 7 (Kassel-Eisenach
Eisenach
Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated between the northern foothills of the Thuringian Forest and the Hainich National Park. Its population in 2006 was 43,626.-History:...
), 27 (Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
-Bad Hersfeld
Bad Hersfeld
The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld is the district seat of Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast of Kassel....
) and 452 (Eschwege-Wehretal). Furthermore, there is a stop on the Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
–Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
–Bebra
Bebra
Bebra is a small town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany.-Location:Bebra lies some 45 km south of Kassel on the Fulda. The town is easy to find on most maps thanks to its prominent location on the Fuldaknie...
–Frankfurt railway mainline.
Notable citizens
- Rainer Cadenbach, musicologistMusicologyMusicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
and professorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the Berlin University of the ArtsBerlin University of the ArtsThe Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, born in 1944 in Reichensachsen - Timo Hartmann, radio moderator (currently at Hit Radio FFH)
- Imelda Landgrebe, first honorary citizen of the community of Wehretal, for many years chairwoman of community council, winner of the BundesverdienstkreuzBundesverdienstkreuzThe Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
, first class, and the community’s Golden Pin of Honour - Bernd Schleicher, directly elected member of the Hesse Landtag from 1986 to 1999 and mayor’s deputy from 1981 to 1987
- Markus Zimmer, was a German musician and singer of The BatesThe BatesThe Bates was a German punk band, founded in Eschwege, federal state of Hesse, Germany in 1987. The name referred to the character Norman Bates from Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho....
.