Country Germany Admin. region Kassel Elevation 280 m (920 ft) Area 15.6 km² Population 1,116 (30 Jun 2009) | State Hesse District Werra-Meißner-Kreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Monday 12:42 AM | |
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Weißenborn (or Weissenborn) is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 37299 WeiC39Fenborn Germany
- Location
- Neighbouring communities
- Constituent communities
- History
- Community council
- Transport
- References
Map of 37299 Wei%C3%9Fenborn, Germany
Location
Weißenborn lies in the North Hesse Uplands some 8 km (as the crow flies) southeast of Eschwege and abuts a section of the boundary with Thuringia. It is found in the Schlierbachswald, onto which borders the Ringgau (ranges) not far south of the community. Not far southwest of Weißenborn (elevation: 280 m above sea level) stands the Rabenkuppe (514.8 m above sea level), and just under 6 km (as the crow flies) east of the community, on the Thuringian side of the state boundary, is the Heldrastein (503.8 m above sea level).
Neighbouring communities
Weißenborn borders in the north on the town of Treffurt, in the east on the community of Ifta (both in Thuringia’s Wartburgkreis), in the south on the community of Ringgau, in the west on the community of Wehretal and in the northwest on the town of Eschwege (all three in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).
Constituent communities
Weißenborn’s Ortsteile are Weißenborn and Rambach.
History
Archaeological finds bear witness to people having lived in the area that is now Weißenborn as early as about 2000 BC. The community itself had its first documentary mention in 1365.
Community council
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
Transport
Over Bundesstraßen 7 (Kassel-Eisenach) and 250 (Wanfried-Creuzburg), the community is linked to the highway network.