Bad Zwesten
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Location of Bad Zwesten within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district ![]() ![]() | ||
Coordinates: 51°03′N 09°11′E / 51.050°N 9.183°ECoordinates: 51°03′N 09°11′E / 51.050°N 9.183°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Hesse | |
Admin. region | Kassel | |
District | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Michael Köhler (FDP) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 39.45 km2 (15.23 sq mi) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 3,898 | |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 34596 | |
Dialling codes | 05626 | |
Vehicle registration | HR | |
Website | www.badzwesten.de |
Bad Zwesten is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district of Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Bad Zwesten lies about 8 km southeast of Bad Wildungen on the river Schwalm, which belongs to the Eder watershed. North of the community begins the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park.
Constituent communities
- Betzigerode
- Niederurff
- Oberurff-Schiffelborn
- Wenzigerode
- Zwesten (administrative seat)
History
Zwesten had its first documentary mention about the year 800. In 1913 came the discovery of a mineral spring, which in 1960 was officially declared a recognized Heilquelle (≈health spring).
Within the framework of municipal reform in Hesse, the formerly independent communities of Betzigerode, Niederurff, Oberurff-Schiffelborn, Wenzigerode and Zwesten were amalgamated into the new, united community of Zwesten in 1972. In 1992, the community was granted official recognition as a spa, allowing it to prefix the designation Bad – German for "bath" – to its name.
Politics
Municipal council
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Municipal representation consists of 23 members.
- CDU 6 seats
- SPD 10 seats
- Greens 3 seats
- FWG (citizens' coalition) 2 seats
- Bürgerliste (citizens' coalition) 2 seats
(as of municipal elections on 26 March 2006)
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
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The spa of Bad Zwesten bases its burgeoning prosperity on its Löwensprudel ("Lion's Fizzy Water"). In this spa town, two clinics are to be found, Hardtwald Clinics I and II with about 650 beds.
Transport
Bad Zwesten lies at the crossroads of Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) B 3 and B 485. About 5 km from the community is the Borken/Bad Zwesten interchange with Autobahn A 49 (Kassel – Fritzlar – Marburg).
The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network (Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund) which, among other things, runs a hailed shared taxi to Borken railway station on the Main-Weser Railway.
Literature
- Martin Opfer: Zwesten : Betzigerode, Niederurff, Oberurff, Schiffelborn und Wenzigerode ; Bilder und Texte erzählen, wie es damals war, Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 1989, ISBN 3-925277-31-5
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). August 2016.