Frankenberg an der Eder
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Location of Frankenberg within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
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| Coordinates: 51°03′32″N 08°47′48″E / 51.05889°N 8.79667°ECoordinates: 51°03′32″N 08°47′48″E / 51.05889°N 8.79667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Kassel | |
| District | Waldeck-Frankenberg | |
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| • Mayor | Rüdiger Heß (Ind.) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 124.87 km2 (48.21 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 280-405 m (−1,049 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 17,855 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 35066 | |
| Dialling codes | 06451 | |
| Vehicle registration | KB, FKB, WA | |
| Website | www.frankenberg.de | |
Frankenberg an der Eder is a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district and regional center in Hesse, Germany.
The mountain at a ford over the Eder north of the Burgwald range was for a long time a fortified place, playing an especially important rôle under the Franks in the Saxon Wars. The current town was built in 1233-1234 by the Thuringian Landgrave and quickly earned economic importance for its location at the junction of two trade routes. The downtown core consists of the renovated Old Town and the likewise renovated New Town with many half-timbered houses.
Frankenberg lies between the Burgwald range in the south and the Breite Struth (hills) in the northwest, where the river Nemphe empties into the Eder. North of the town, the Nuhne empties into the same river at the constituent community of Schreufa. It is 27 kilometres (17 miles) north of Marburg.
Frankenberg borders in the north on the community of Vöhl, in the east on the town of Frankenau, in the southeast on the community of Haina, in the southwest on the community of Burgwald, in the west on the community of Allendorf, and in the northwest on the town of Lichtenfels (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).
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Population figures as at 2012
At the foot of the mountain on which the town of Frankenberg was built crossed two old military and commercial roads. From the area of the lower Main, from the Burgwald range, came the Weinstraße ("Wine Road"), crossing the Eder through a ford and then going on through the heights on the river's left bank to Westphalia. From the west came the Siegener Straße ("Siegen Road") over the Lahn-Eder watershed, leading round the mountain to the north and further on into Lower Hesse.
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