Waldsolms
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Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ' N , 8 ° 29' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Hesse | |
Administrative region : | to water | |
County : | Lahn-Dill district | |
Height : | 277 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 44.75 km 2 | |
Residents: | 4722 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 106 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 35647 | |
Area code : | 06085 | |
License plate : | LDK, DIL | |
Community key : | 06 5 32 022 | |
LOCODE : | DE WD8 | |
Address of the municipal administration: |
Lindenplatz 2 35647 Waldsolms |
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Website : | ||
Mayor : | Bernd Heine ( SPD ) | |
Location of the municipality of Waldsolms in the Lahn-Dill district | ||
Waldsolms is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill district in central Hesse .
geography
location
Waldsolms is located in the eastern Hintertaunus , in the Taunus Nature Park between Wetzlar and Usingen and is traversed by the Solmsbach , where several places in the municipality, in particular the main town of Brandoberndorf , are located.
The southernmost point of the Lahn-Dill district is on the border with the municipality of Grävenwiesbach .
Neighboring communities
Waldsolms borders in the north on the town of Braunfels and the community Schöffengrund (both in the Lahn-Dill district), in the east on the community Langgöns ( district of Gießen ), in the southeast on the town of Butzbach ( Wetteraukreis ), in the south on the community Grävenwiesbach ( Hochtaunuskreis ) and in the west to the community of Weilmünster ( district of Limburg-Weilburg ).
structure
The community consists of the districts Brandoberndorf (seat of the community administration), Griedelbach , Hasselborn , Kraftsolms , Kröffelbach and Weiperfelden .
history
As part of the Hessian regional reform , on December 31, 1971, the previously independent communities of Brandoberndorf, Griedelbach, Hasselborn, Kraftsolms, Kröffelbach and Weiperfelden merged voluntarily to form the new overall community of Waldsolms.
politics
Community representation
The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:
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Parties and constituencies |
% 2016 |
Seats 2016 |
% 2011 |
Seats 2011 |
% 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
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SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 30.3 | 7th | 30.3 | 8th | 36.5 | 10 | 34.9 | 9 | |
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 26.9 | 6th | 26.2 | 7th | 31.4 | 9 | 27.4 | 7th | |
FWG | Free voter community Waldsolms | 20.8 | 5 | 21.2 | 6th | 15.6 | 4th | 21.1 | 6th | |
GREEN | Alliance 90 / The Greens | 8.2 | 2 | 13.7 | 4th | 6.7 | 2 | 7.0 | 2 | |
Blueness | THE BLUE | 13.7 | 3 | 8.5 | 2 | 7.3 | 2 | 6.7 | 2 | |
FAMILY | FAMILY PARTY OF GERMANY | - | - | - | - | 1.3 | 0 | - | - | |
FDP | Free Democratic Party | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | |
REP | The Republicans | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | 0 | |
total | 100.0 | 23 | 100.0 | 27 | 100.0 | 27 | 100.0 | 27 | ||
Voter turnout in% | 52.9 | 54.4 | 58.8 | 53.2 |
mayor
Mayor of Waldsolms has been Bernd Heine (SPD) since 2006. First alderman is Wolfgang Diehl (also SPD)
Community representation
The chairman of the municipal council is Roland Hörster (FWG)
Parish partnership
Waldsolms maintains partnership relationships with the French community of Laudun-l'Ardoise , Gard département in the Rhone Valley .
Attractions
Buildings
The Coptic Monastery of St. Antonius is located in the district of Kröffelbach . It has a church with a campanile , both of which were built on the model of Coptic churches in Egypt . The monastery is the most important Coptic center in Europe and at the same time an interdenominational meeting place. The listed Evangelical Church of Brandoberndorf is also worth seeing
Natural monuments in Waldsolms
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Brandoberndorf has been the terminus of the Taunusbahn from Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, operated by Hessische Landesbahn GmbH as RMV line 15, since 2000 . Another stop on the Taunusbahn is in the Hasselborn district. From 1912 to 1985 the Solmstalbahn ran here from Wetzlar to Grävenwiesbach, which has since been dismantled towards Wetzlar.
education
Lotte Eckert School : Primary school in Brandoberndorf.
Secondary schools are located in Braunfels , Wetzlar and Usingen .
Coptic Orthodox Theology College Pope Shenouda III : Institute for Coptic Theology in Kröffelbach Monastery .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 380 .
- ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
- ↑ Homepage of the community of Waldsolms
- ↑ Randolf Fügen: Highlights in Central Hesse . Wartenberg Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2003, ISBN 3-8313-1044-0 .
- ^ Coptic Orthodox St. Antonius Monastery in Kröffelbach ( Memento from June 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Website of the community of Waldsolms
- Waldsolms, Lahn-Dill district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Information on the community of Waldsolms. In: Hessisches Gemeindelexikon. HA Hessen Agentur GmbH , 2016.
- Literature about Waldsolms in the Hessian Bibliography
- Link catalog about Waldsolms at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )