Lahntal
Lahntal | |
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Location of Lahntal within Marburg-Biedenkopf district | |
Ortsteile | |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–28) | Carsten Laukel[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 40.49 km2 (15.63 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,102 |
• Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 35094 |
Dialling codes | 06420 / 06423 |
Vehicle registration | MR |
Website | www.lahntal.de |
The municipality of Lahntal is found in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in northwest Middle Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Lahntal lies on the upper
West of the community rises the 498 m-high Rimberg.
Constituent communities
- Brungershausen
- Caldern
- Göttingen
- Goßfelden
- Kernbach
- Sarnau
- Sterzhausen
Population
As of December 31 2022, Lahntal has a population of 7,102 of which 49.6% are male ad 50.4% are female. 91.5% of the total population are Germans (49.3% male and 50.7% female) and 8.5% are "not Germans" (52.4% male and 47.6% female)[3]
Population of each village (as of 30 June 2022)[4]
- Brungershausen: 91
- Caldern: 1.315
- Göttingen: 297
- Goßfelden: 2.360
- Kernbach: 218
- Sarnau: 997
- Sterzhausen: 2.339
Politics
Municipal representation
This section needs to be updated.(July 2021) |
(last municipal election: 26 March 2006)
Parties and voter coalitions | Share in % | Seats | |
CDU | Christian Democratic Union
|
22.2 | 7 |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 51.4 | 16 |
Greens | Alliance '90/The Greens
|
7.6 | 2 |
Bürgerblock (citizens' coalition) | Bürgerblock Goßfelden-Sarnau-Göttingen | 12.9 | 4 |
WG (citizens' coalition) | Wählergemeinschaft Lahntal-Sterzhausen | 5.9 | 2 |
total | 100 | 31 |
Coat of arms
Lahntal's civic coat of arms might be described thus: In gules an inescutcheon showing the shield of the
The coat of arms was adopted as part of the municipal reform in Hesse, and the wavy fess represents the community's namesake river. The clovers represent the seven constituent communities within Lahntal's bounds; moreover, the abbess's staff stands for Caldern, where there was once a convent, and the Teutonic Knights' shield stands for Goßfelden, which lies south of the river Lahn.
Municipal partnerships
Lahntal has been partnered since 6 April 1986 with the community of Sussargues, which lies in the department of Hérault in southern France, right near Montpellier (about 17 km) and the Mediterranean Sea. Lahntal and Sussargues lie about 1 050 km apart.
Between the Polish community of
Culture and Sightseeing
Buildings
- Rimberg Tower near Caldern
- Defensive church tower in Sterzhausen from the 12th or 13th century.
- Old Lahn Bridge in Goßfelden
- Otto-Ubbelohde-Haus in Goßfelden
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Running west–east through the municipal area is the Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 62 coming from Biedenkopf and going on towards Cölbe and farther to Alsfeld. In Lahntal-Göttingen, the B 252 from Diemelstadt and Korbach to the north comes to an end.
The Obere Lahntalbahn, a single-track
Tourism
The community of Lahntal belongs, along with parts of its environs to the Burgwald region, the Lahn tourism region and the Lahn-Dill Nature Park; it also lies on the Lahntal bicycle trail.
Established enterprises
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Otto Ubbelohde, drawer and painter
- Christean Wagner, Hessian politician
- Dr. Bundesverdienstkreuz on ribbonon 17 January 2003
Others associated with the community
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31. Dezember 2022 nach Gemeinden".
- ^ "Dörfer". Gemeinde Lahntal (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-11.