Schwalmtal, Hesse
Schwalmtal | |
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Location of Schwalmtal within Vogelsbergkreis district | |
Gießen | |
District | Vogelsbergkreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–24) | Timo Georg[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 54.21 km2 (20.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 332 m (1,089 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,903 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 36318 |
Dialling codes | 06638, 06630 |
Vehicle registration | VB |
Website | www.schwalmtal-hessen.de |
Schwalmtal is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Neighbouring communities
Schwalmtal borders in the north on the towns of Alsfeld and Grebenau, in the east on the town of Lauterbach, in the south on the community of Lautertal, and in the west on the community of Feldatal and the town of Nidda (Wetteraukreis) and the town of Romrod.
Constituent communities
The community of Schwalmtal consists of 9 centres:
- Brauerschwend (administrative seat)
- Renzendorf
- Rainrod
- Hopfgarten
- Hergersdorf
- Ober- and Unter-Sorg
- Vadenrod
- Storndorf
Brauerschwend and Storndorf are the two biggest of these centres, the latter being slightly bigger than the former.
Politics
Currently represented on municipal council are three parties, the
Economy and Transport
The constituent communities of Brauerschwend and Storndorf each have a
Renzendorf is home to the community's only
Brauerschwend and Storndorf each have a medical general practice and a dental practice.
Transport
Through the community runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) 254 from Alsfeld by way of Lauterbach to Fulda. Whereas until a few years ago it went through some of the communities, there is now a bypass.
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.