Diemelstadt
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Location of Diemelstadt within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
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| Coordinates: 51°27′36″N 08°58′48″E / 51.46000°N 8.98000°ECoordinates: 51°27′36″N 08°58′48″E / 51.46000°N 8.98000°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Kassel | |
| District | Waldeck-Frankenberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Rolf Emde (Ind.) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 82.58 km2 (31.88 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 5,250 | |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 34474 | |
| Dialling codes | 05694, 05641, 05642, 02992 | |
| Vehicle registration | KB | |
| Website | www.diemelstadt.de | |
Diemelstadt is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.
Diemelstadt lies in a small "bay" of Hesse that thrusts into, and is surrounded on three sides by, North Rhine-Westphalia. The River Diemel, the town's namesake, does not cross through the municipal area, forming only parts of the town limits, and at the same time parts of the boundary between Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. One river that does cross through the municipal area, however, is the Orpe, a north-flowing tributary to the Diemel that empties into the larger river at the northern town limits. Diemelstadt lies 12 km north of Bad Arolsen, and 31 km southeast of Paderborn.
Diemelstadt borders in the north and east on the town of Warburg (Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the southeast on the town of Volkmarsen, in the south on the town of Bad Arolsen (both in Waldeck-Frankenberg), and in the west on the town of Marsberg (Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia).
The town consists of the following centres:
(population figures as of 2004)
The town of Diemelstadt came into being on 1 November 1970 through the voluntary merger of the town of Rhoden (Stadt Rhoden – The centre is still known as such, although it is no longer an independent town) and the smaller municipality of Wrexen. Later the same year, Ammenhausen, Dehausen, Helmighausen, Neudorf and Wethen also joined, with Hesperinghausen and Orpethal following the next year.
The town council's 25 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006:
Note: FWG and BL are citizens' coalitions.
Diemelstadt maintains partnership links with the following:
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