Ottrau

Ottrau
Coat of arms
Ottrau
Location of Ottrau within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°48′N 09°23′E / 50.800°N 9.383°E / 50.800; 9.383Coordinates: 50°48′N 09°23′E / 50.800°N 9.383°E / 50.800; 9.383
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Heinz Grein
Area
• Total	48.49 km2 (18.72 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,242
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	34633
Dialling codes	06639
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	www.ottrau.de

Ottrau is a community in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Ottrau lies about 10 km northeast of Alsfeld.

The community of Ottrau is made up of six constituent communities:

The constituent community of Weißenborn had its first documentary mention in 1307 under the name Wisenburn. It was later also named Wiesenbrunn and the name that it has today comes from that.

The Greater Community of Ottrau has consisted since Hesse's municipal reform in 1972 of the six formerly independent communities of Ottrau, Immichenhain, Weißenborn, Görzhain, Schorbach und Kleinropperhausen.

Ottrau's municipal council is made up of 15 councillors.

(As of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)