Morschen

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Morschen
Coat of arms of Morschen
Coat of arms
Location of Morschen within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
Morschen is located in Germany
Morschen
Morschen
Coordinates: 51°03′N 09°36′E / 51.050°N 9.600°E / 51.050; 9.600Coordinates: 51°03′N 09°36′E / 51.050°N 9.600°E / 51.050; 9.600
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictSchwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2016–22) Ingo Böhm[1]
Area
 • Total47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi)
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,225
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34326
Dialling codes05664
Vehicle registrationHR
Websitewww.morschen.de

Morschen is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography[]

Location[]

Morschen lies in the Fulda valley south of Kassel.

Constituent communities[]

The community consists of the centres of Altmorschen (administrative seat), Binsförth, Eubach, Heina, Konnefeld, Neumorschen and Wichte.

Politics[]

Morschen's municipal council is made up of 23 members.

  • CDU 5 seats
  • SPD 14 seats
  • FDP 4 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

Culture and sightseeing[]

Buildings[]

Kloster Haydau, a former Cistercian convent, was built between the mid 13th century and the early 14th century, and in the mid 16th century and 17th century it was converted into a stately home for a Landgrave. Today, the building is used for meetings and conventions, as a gallery, a meeting place for professors, and a venue for poetry readings.

Economy and infrastructure[]

Transport[]

Morschen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 83 (Kassel – Bebra). The Malsfeld Autobahn interchange (83) on the A 7 (Kassel – Würzburg) is about 11 km away.

The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network.

Personalities[]

People who lived in Morschen[]

  •  [de] (around 1504–1575), Protestant theologian and reformer, born in Morschen
  •  [de] (1899–1989), inventor of the RÜHRFIX, lived in Morschen [3]
  •  [de] (1927–2019), artist and professor at the University of Kassel for psychoanalysis and group dynamics, lived in Morschen[4]
  • Nils Seethaler (* 1981), cultural anthropologist

Honorary citizens[]

  • 1981:  [de] (1918–2000), rector
  • 1997:  [de], German memorial protector.
  • 2001:  [de] (* 1943), German entrepreneur

References[]

  1. ^ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ Wie the Rührfix came to Morschen. In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA) from September 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Advertisements from Eugen Mahler". Trauer.HNA.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-02-02.

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