Meinhard

Meinhard
Coat of arms
Meinhard
Location of Meinhard within Werra-Meißner-Kreis district
Coordinates: 51°01′N 10°10′E / 51.017°N 10.167°E / 51.017; 10.167Coordinates: 51°01′N 10°10′E / 51.017°N 10.167°E / 51.017; 10.167
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Hans Giller
Area
• Total	59.52 km2 (22.98 sq mi)
Elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,816
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	37276
Dialling codes	05651
Vehicle registration	ESW
Website	www.meinhard.de

Meinhard is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

The community lies in the North Hesse Low Mountain Range landscape on the edge of the Werra valley, 3 km from the district seat of Eschwege.

Near Meinhard-Frieda, the Frieda empties into the Werra. After heavy rainfall, it can swell into a fast-running river that can wash the bank of the Werra away. On the bank facing Meinhard-Jestädt, the Wehre empties into the Werra.

Meinhard borders in the northeast and the east on the communities of Volkerode, Pfaffschwende, Kella and Geismar (all four in Thuringia’s Eichsfeld district), in the southeast on the town of Wanfried, in the south and west on the town of Eschwege and in the northwest on the town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf (all three in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).

The community’s seven Ortsteile are Frieda, Grebendorf (administrative seat), Hitzelrode, Jestädt, Neuerode, Motzenrode and Schwebda.

The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Mayor Hans Giller (SPD) was reelected on 2 December 2007 with 89.1% of the vote. He had no opponents. Voter turnout was 39.0%.

Through Bundesstraße 249 (Eschwege-Mühlhausen), which runs right through the community, Meinhard is linked to the highway network.