Neuental

Neuental
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°00′N 09°13′E / 51.000°N 9.217°E / 51.000; 9.217Coordinates: 51°00′N 09°13′E / 51.000°N 9.217°E / 51.000; 9.217
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2017–23)	Dr. Philipp Rottwilm[1]
Area
• Total	38.65 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation	433 m (1,421 ft)
Lowest elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,034
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	34599
Dialling codes	06693
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	www.neuental.de

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

Geography[]

Neuental lies in the Schwalm river valley between Borken and Schwalmstadt south of Kassel.

Constituent communities[]

The community consists of the eight centres of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode (administrative seat).

History[]

The community came into being as part of Hesse's municipal reforms with the amalgamation of the formerly independent communities of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode into a new greater community of Neuental.

Politics[]

Municipal council[]

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2021)

Neuental municipal council is made up of 23 councillors.

• SPD 9 seats
• CDU 8 seats
• Bürgerliste (citizens' coalition) 4 seats
• FDP 2 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

The current mayor is Dr. Philipp Rottwilm (SPD), elected in 2017.

Economy and infrastructure[]

Transport[]

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 254 (Homberg – Fulda) runs 7 km to the east. The Neuental interchange on Autobahn A 49 (Kassel – Fritzlar – Marburg) is 3 km away.

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