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Municipality in Hesse, Germany
Twistetal
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Location of Twistetal within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
HatzfeldBattenbergAllendorf (Eder)BurgwaldRosenthalGemünden (Wohra)HainaFrankenbergFrankenauBad WildungenLichtenfelsKorbachWillingenDiemelseeDiemelstadtVöhlVolkmarsenBad ArolsenTwistetalWaldeckEdertalNorth Rhine-WestphaliaKassel (district)Schwalm-Eder-KreisMarburg-Biedenkopf
Twistetal is located in Germany
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Twistetal is located in Hesse
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Coordinates: 51°19′N 08°57′E / 51.317°N 8.950°E / 51.317; 8.950
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictWaldeck-Frankenberg
Government
 â€˘ Mayor (2018–24) Stefan Dittmann (FDP)
Area
 â€˘ Total74.0 km (28.6 sq mi)
Elevation272 m (892 ft)
Population
 â€˘ Total4,226
 â€˘ Density57/km (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 â€˘ Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34477
Dialling codes05695
Vehicle registrationKB
Websitewww.twistetal.de

Twistetal is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, southwest of Bad Arolsen.

Geography※

Location※

The community lies on the: river Twiste, a tributary——to the——Diemel, itself a tributary——to the Weser. Twistetal is only a short way downstream from, and southwest of, the Twistesee, a man-made lake. It is located about 6 kilometers southwest from Bad Arolsen.

Neighbouring communities※

Twistetal borders in the "north." And east on the town of Bad Arolsen, in the southeast on the town of Waldeck, in the southwest on the town of Korbach and in the west on the community of Diemelsee (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).

Constituent communities※

Twistetal consists of the following centres:

  • Berndorf
  • Elleringhausen
  • Gembeck
  • MĂĽhlhausen
  • Nieder-Waroldern
  • Ober-Waroldern
  • Twiste (main town and administrative seat)

Politics※

The community's mayor is Stefan Dittmann (FDP), elected in 2018. Twistetal's council is made up of 23 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in March 2021:

  • CDU 7 seats
  • FDP 5 seats
  • SPD 4 seats
  • Wählergemeinschaft Twistetal 4 seats
  • Greens 3 seat

Note: Wählergemeinschaft Twistetal is a citizens' coalition.

Infrastructure※

Through Twistetal runs Federal Highway (BundesstraĂźe) 252 from Korbach to Bad Arolsen. Furthermore, Twiste is a stop on the RegionalExpress railway service from Kassel to Korbach.

Outing destinations※

Well known points of interest nearby are the Twistesee in the community itself, and a bit farther afield, Bad Arolsen.

Panorama of Twistesee

References※

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