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Wölfersheim is a municipality in the Wetteraukreis in Hessen, Germany. It is located approximately 34 kilometers north of Frankfurt am Main.
Wölfersheim | |
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 View of the town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wölfersheim within Wetteraukreis district  | |
  Wölfersheim  Wölfersheim | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′51″N 8°48′41″E / 50.39750°N 8.81139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Wetteraukreis |
| Subdivisions | 5 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Eike See[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.15 km2 (16.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,762 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 61200 |
| Dialling codes | 06036 |
| Vehicle registration | FB |
| Website | www.woelfersheim.de |
Division of the municipality
editThe municipality consists of 5 districts:
- Wölfersheim
- Södel
- Melbach
- Berstadt
- Wohnbach
Holocaust
editThere was a small Jewish community in Wölfersheim since at least 1700.[3] On Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, the Jews of the town were brutally attacked by thugs. Their legal documents were destroyed and some were sent to the concentration camps where the Nazis murdered them. The Jewish cemetery still stands today though there are no Jews left in the town.
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.
- ^ ""Wölfersheim" Encyclopaedia of Jewish Communities: Germany volume 3". jewishgen.org. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
External links
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