Wölfersheim
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 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Wetteraukreis |
| Subdivisions | 5 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rouven Kötter (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.15 km2 (16.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,784 |
| • 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
The municipality consists of 5 districts:
- Wölfersheim
- Södel
- Melbach
- Berstadt
- Wohnbach
Holocaust
There was a small Jewish community in Wolfersheim since at least 1700.[2] 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 they were murdered by the Nazis. The Jewish cemetery still stands today though there are no Jews left in the town.
References
- "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.
- ""Wölfersheim" Encyclopaedia of Jewish Communities: Germany volume 3". jewishgen.org. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
External links
Media related to Wölfersheim at Wikimedia Commons
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 Coat of arms of Westteraukreis district | ||
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