Waldsolms is a municipality located in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
Waldsolms | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Waldsolms within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district  | |
  Waldsolms  Waldsolms | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′N 08°31′E / 50.417°N 8.517°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–29) | Roland Hörster[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.75 km2 (17.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,856 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35647 |
| Dialling codes | 06085 |
| Vehicle registration | LDK |
| Website | www.waldsolms.de |
Geography
editLocation
editWaldsolms lies in the Hochtaunus Nature Park between Wetzlar and Usingen.
Neighbouring communities
editWaldsolms is bordered on the north by the town of Braunfels and the community of Schöffengrund (both in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis), on the east by the community of Langgöns (Gießen district), on the southeast by the town of Butzbach (Wetteraukreis), on the south by the community of Grävenwiesbach (Hochtaunuskreis) and on the west by the community of Weilmünster (Limburg-Weilburg).
Constituent communities
editThe community consists of the six centres of Brandoberndorf (administrative seat), Griedelbach, Hasselborn, Kraftsolms, Kröffelbach and Weiperfelden.
History
editAs part of Hesse's municipal reform, the aforesaid communities voluntarily joined together on 1 January 1972 to form the new greater community.
Politics
editPartnerships
editWaldsolms maintains a partnership with the following place:
Laudun-l'Ardoise in the département of Gard, France, in the Rhône Valley
Economy and infrastructure
editTransport
editSince 2000, Brandoberndorf has been the terminus of the Taunusbahn railway, run as Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund line 15 by the Hessische Landesbahn GmbH. It is part of a once abandoned Deutsche Bahn line that now sees new life as a commuter railway. The stretch from Grävenwiesbach to Brandoberndorf was brought back into service in 2000 after the line's great success since 1993, when service began.
References
edit- ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.