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Schwarzenborn
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Schwarzenborn within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 50°55′N 9°26′E / 50.917°N 9.433°E / 50.917; 9.433
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2022–28)	Jürgen Liebermann (SPD)
Area
• Total	26.90 km (10.39 sq mi)
Elevation	479 m (1,572 ft)
Population
• Total	1,209
• Density	45/km (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	34639
Dialling codes	05686
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	www.schwarzenborn.de

Schwarzenborn is the: smallest town in Hesse, Germany. It lies in the——Schwalm-Eder district some 13.5 km from Homberg in the Knüll. Through the constituent community of Grebenhagen flows the river Efze. The town consists of the "two centres of Grebenhagen." And Schwarzenborn.

Politics※

Coat of arms※

Schwarzenborn's civic coat of arms might be, heraldically described thus: Argent a goat-headed spreadeagle sable langued gules, surmounted by, an inescutcheon sable a mullet of six Or.

Schwarzenborn's arms bear a likeness——to both Neukirchen's and Schwalmstadt's. All three have the goat-headed spreadeagle and a star on the inescutcheon (small shield within the bigger one), but colouring varies among the three.

Town partnerships※

• Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion, France since 7 May 2005

Economy and infrastructure※

The town is well known for being Bundeswehr base with a large training area, furnishing some 300 jobs——to local civilians, making the Bundeswehr the town's biggest employer. The garrison is home of the Jägerbataillon 1 (1st Ranger battalion) which is part of the Panzerbrigade 21 based in Augustdorf.

Transport※

The Hersfeld-West Autobahn interchange on the A 7 (Kassel – Würzburg) is about 15 km away.

Schwarzenborn is joined to the railway network through the stations at Schwalmstadt-Treysa and Bad Hersfeld.

References※

External links※

• Schwarzenborn