Knüllwald is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.
Knüllwald | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Knüllwald within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district  | |
  Knüllwald  Knüllwald | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′N 09°29′E / 50.983°N 9.483°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–23) | Jürgen Roth[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.68 km2 (38.87 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,447 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 34593 |
| Dialling codes | 05685 |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | www.knuellwald.de |
Geography
editLocation
editKnüllwald lies in the Knüllgebirge, a low mountain range, between the rivers Efze and Beise, south of Kassel.
Constituent communities
editThe community consists of sixteen centres: Appenfeld, Berndshausen, Ellingshausen, Hausen, Hergetsfeld, Lichtenhagen, Nausis, Nenterode, Niederbeisheim, Oberbeisheim, Reddingshausen, Remsfeld (administrative seat), Rengshausen, Schellbach, Völkershain and Wallenstein.
History
editThe formation of the greater community of Knüllwald came about in stages as part of Hesse's municipal reforms.
On 31 December 1971, the communities of Appenfeld, Ellingshausen, Hergetsfeld, Oberbeisheim, Reddingshausen, Remsfeld, Schellbach, Völkershain and Wallenstein voluntarily combined to form the new community of Knüllwald. Likewise, on the same day, the communities of Hausen, Lichtenhagen, Nausis, Nenterode and Rengshausen voluntarily combined to form the new community of Rengshausen.
By state law on 1 January 1974, the communities of Berndshausen, Niederbeisheim and Rengshausen were amalgamated with the already extant greater community of Knüllwald, thereby forming one of Hesse's biggest polycentric communities.
Partner towns
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References
edit- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.