Elevation 230-260 m (−620 ft) Area 85.83 km² Local time Friday 7:10 PM Dialling code 05684 | District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 7,825 (30 Jun 2009) Postal code 34621 Administrative region Kassel | |
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Frielendorf is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district, Hesse, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 34621 Frielendorf Germany
- Location
- Constituent communities
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- Coat of arms
- Town partnership
- Museums
- Buildings
- Parks
- Transport
- References
Map of 34621 Frielendorf, Germany
Location
The state-recognized climatic spa (Luftkurort) of Frielendorf lies 9 km southwest of Homberg on the edge of the Knüllgebirge (a low mountain range).
Constituent communities
Along with the main centre, which bears the same name as the whole municipality, the following centres are also part of Frielendorf:
Municipal council
Municipal council is made up of 31 members.
(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)
Mayor
Birger Fey is Frielendorf's mayor.
Coat of arms
Frielendorf's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: In gules a crenellated tower argent with two small arrow slits, on a three-knolled hill vert, flanked by two rye stalks Or, before the tower a bill hook sable.
Town partnership
The community of Frielendorf maintains a partnership with one other place:
Museums
Buildings
Parks
The Silbersee holiday camp lies east of Frielendorf on the lake of the same name.
Transport
Frielendorf lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 254 (Homberg – Fulda). The Neuental interchange on Autobahn A 49 (Kassel – Fritzlar – Marburg) is about 11 km away.
The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network.
The nearest railway stations are Wabern, Schwalmstadt-Treysa and Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe.