Morschen

Morschen
Morschen
Location of Morschen within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
Coordinates	51°03′N 9°36′E / 51.05°N 9.6°E / 51.05; 9.6Coordinates: 51°03′N 9°36′E / 51.05°N 9.6°E / 51.05; 9.6
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Mayor	Herbert Wohlgemuth
Basic statistics
Area	47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi)
Elevation	201 m  (659 ft)
Population	3,641 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	76 /km2 (197 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HR
Postal code	34326
Area code	05664
Website	www.morschen.de

Morschen is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Morschen lies in the Fulda valley south of Kassel.

Constituent communities

The community consists of the centres of Altmorschen (administrative seat), Binsförth, Eubach, Heina, Konnefeld, Neumorschen and Wichte.

Politics

Municipal council

Morschen's municipal council is made up of 23 members.

• CDU 5 seats
• SPD 14 seats
• FDP 4 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Kloster Haydau, a former Cistercian convent, was built between the mid 13th century and the early 14th century, and in the mid 16th century and 17th century it was converted into a stately home for a Landgrave. Today, the building is used for meetings and conventions, as a gallery, a meeting place for professors, and a venue for poetry readings.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Morschen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 83 (Kassel – Bebra). The Malsfeld Autobahn interchange (83) on the A 7 (Kassel – Würzburg) is about 11 km away.

The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network.

Personalities

Honorary citizens

• 1997 – Gottfried Kiesow, German memorial protector.

References

1. ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip. 

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Morschen