Neuental

Neuental
Coat of arms
Neuental
Location of Neuental within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Kai Knöpper
Area
• Total	38.65 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,159
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	34599
Dialling codes	06693
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	www.neuental.de

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

Geography

Neuental lies in the Schwalm river valley between Borken and Schwalmstadt south of Kassel.

Constituent communities

The community consists of the eight centres of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode (administrative seat).

History

The community came into being as part of Hesse's municipal reforms with the amalgamation of the formerly independent communities of Bischhausen, Dorheim, Gilsa, Neuenhain, Römersberg, Schlierbach, Waltersbrück and Zimmersrode into a new greater community of Neuental.

Politics

Municipal council

Neuental municipal council is made up of 23 councillors.

• SPD 9 seats
• CDU 8 seats
• Bürgerliste (citizens' coalition) 4 seats
• FDP 2 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

The mayor Kai Knöpper (FDP, but membership currently dormant) was elected on 25 September 2005 with a 64.2% share of the vote.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 254 (Homberg – Fulda) runs 7 km to the east. The Neuental interchange on Autobahn A 49 (Kassel – Fritzlar – Marburg) is 3 km away.