Wolfhagen

Wolfhagen
Wolfhagen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Wolfhagen within Kassel district
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	Coordinates: 51°19′N 09°10′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Kassel
Government
• Mayor	Reinhard Schaake (Ind.)
Area
• Total	111.95 km2 (43.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Lowest elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,022
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	34466
Dialling codes	05692
Vehicle registration	KS, HOG, WOH
Website	www.wolfhagen.de

Wolfhagen is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km southeast of Bad Arolsen, and 23 km west of Kassel on the German Timber-Frame Road. In 1992, the town hosted the 32nd Hessentag state festival.

A Topographia Hassiae of Wolfhagen in 1655

Mayor

The mayor Reinhard Schaake (independent) was elected in 1999. Schaake was reelected in 2005 and 2011.

From private to public electrical grid

The town did not renew its contract with the large electricity provider, E.ON. The town took back control of its electrical power grid and was successful in paying back the loans for the start-up costs.[2]

Sons and daughters of the city

Theodor Kleinschmidt

Conrad Abée (1806-1873), politician, from 1860 Hessian Minister of Justice
Theodor Kleinschmidt (1834-1881), traveler, merchant and naturalist
Holger Trimhold (born 1953), footballer and coach
Erhard Hofeditz (born 1953), football player

References

"Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.
Chakrabortty, Aditya (28 February 2018). "How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution - Aditya Chakrabortty". The Guardian.

External links

Official Webpage

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[1] "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.

[2] Chakrabortty, Aditya (28 February 2018). "How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution - Aditya Chakrabortty". The Guardian.