Admin. region Kassel Elevation 378 m (1,240 ft) Area 48.49 km² Local time Tuesday 2:53 AM Dialling code 06639 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 2,357 (30 Jun 2009) Postal code 34633 Administrative region Kassel | |
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Ottrau is a community in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 34633 Ottrau Germany
- Geography
- Constituent communities
- History
- Amalgamations
- Municipal council
- Town partnership
- Honorary citizen
- References
Map of 34633 Ottrau, Germany
Geography
Ottrau lies about 10 km northeast of Alsfeld.
Constituent communities
The community of Ottrau is made up of six constituent communities:
History
The constituent community of Weißenborn had its first documentary mention in 1307 under the name Wisenburn. It was later also named Wiesenbrunn and the name that it has today comes from that.
Amalgamations
The Greater Community of Ottrau has consisted since Hesse's municipal reform in 1972 of the six formerly independent communities of Ottrau, Immichenhain, Weißenborn, Görzhain, Schorbach und Kleinropperhausen.
Municipal council
Ottrau's municipal council is made up of 15 councillors.
(As of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)
Town partnership
Honorary citizen
References
Ottrau Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA