Edermünde

Edermünde
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Local subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Mayor	Karl-Heinz Färber (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	km² ( sq mi)
Elevation	m (646 ft)
Population	Please give "Stand or population_as_of" in YYYY-MM-DD format , e. g. 2005-12-31
- Density	/km² ( /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST ([[UTC+1]]/[[UTC+2\|+2]])
Licence plate	HR
Postal code	34295
Area codes	05665 / 05603
Website	www.edermuende.de Coordinates: 51°12′″N 09°25′″E / Expression error: unexpected / operator, Expression error: unexpected / operator

Edermünde is a community in northern Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Edermünde lies in the north of the Schwalm-Eder district not far southwest of Kassel. This is where the river Eder empties into the river Fulda. The constituent community of Besse is nestled in the Langenberge range that rises to the west.

Constituent communities

The community consists of the centres of Besse, Grifte, Haldorf and Holzhausen am Hahn.

Neighbouring communities

Edermünde is surrounded by four neighbouring communities:

Baunatal in the north (borders directly)
Guxhagen in the east (across the Fulda)
Gudensberg in the south (borders directly)
Niedenstein in the west (across the Langenberge)

Politics

Municipal partnerships

Terenten-Terento, South Tyrol, Italy, since 1989.

Culture and sightseeing

Museums

Heimatmuseum ("Homeland Museum") in Haldorf (in former herdsman's house)
Dorfmuseum Holzhausen ("Holzhausen Village Museum") in the DGH (Holzhausen Culture and History Club)

Buildings

"Fortress church" in Besse

Natural monuments

River Hahn in Holzhausen

The basalt knoll offers an outstanding view of the surrounding area. The path up to the plateau was built anew by Holzhausen citizens in the years 1999 and 2000 and is in good hiking condition.

Sons and daughters of the community

Eckebrecht von Grifte (mediaeval military man)

References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

External links

Community's official website

Towns and municipalities in the district of Schwalm-Eder
Bad Zwesten \| Borken \| Edermünde \| Felsberg \| Frielendorf \| Fritzlar \| Gilserberg \| Gudensberg \| Guxhagen \| Homberg \| Jesberg \| Knüllwald \| Körle \| Malsfeld \| Melsungen \| Morschen \| Neuental \| Neukirchen \| Niedenstein \| Oberaula \| Ottrau \| Schrecksbach \| Schwalmstadt \| Schwarzenborn \| Spangenberg \| Wabern \| Willingshausen

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