Country Germany Admin. region Kassel Elevation 363 m (1,191 ft) Area 39.7 km² Local time Saturday 5:15 AM Dialling code 05651 | State Hesse District Werra-Meißner-Kreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 4,972 (30 Jun 2009) Postal code 37276 Administrative region Kassel | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Meinhard is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 37276 Meinhard Germany
- Location
- Neighbouring communities
- Constituent communities
- Community council
- Mayor
- Buildings
- Transport
- Famous people
- References
Map of 37276 Meinhard, Germany
Location
The community lies in the North Hesse Low Mountain Range landscape on the edge of the Werra valley, 3 km from the district seat of Eschwege.
Near Meinhard-Frieda, the Frieda empties into the Werra. After heavy rainfall, it can swell into a fast-running river that can wash the bank of the Werra away. On the bank facing Meinhard-Jestädt, the Wehre empties into the Werra.
Neighbouring communities
Meinhard borders in the northeast and the east on the communities of Volkerode, Pfaffschwende, Kella and Geismar (all four in Thuringia’s Eichsfeld district), in the southeast on the town of Wanfried, in the south and west on the town of Eschwege and in the northwest on the town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf (all three in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).
Constituent communities
The community’s seven Ortsteile are Frieda, Grebendorf (administrative seat), Hitzelrode, Jestädt, Neuerode, Motzenrode and Schwebda.
Community council
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
Mayor
Mayor Hans Giller (SPD) was reelected on 2 December 2007 with 89.1% of the vote. He had no opponents. Voter turnout was 39.0%.
Buildings
Transport
Through Bundesstraße 249 (Eschwege-Mühlhausen), which runs right through the community, Meinhard is linked to the highway network.