Waldsolms

Waldsolms
Coat of arms of Waldsolms Coat of arms
Waldsolms
Location of Waldsolms within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Heine
Area
• Total	44.75 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	4,811
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	35647
Dialling codes	06085
Vehicle registration	LDK
Website	www.waldsolms.de

Waldsolms is a community in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Waldsolms lies in the Hochtaunus Nature Park between Wetzlar and Usingen.

Neighbouring communities

Waldsolms borders in the north on the town of Braunfels and the community of Schöffengrund (both in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis), in the east on the community of Langgöns (Gießen district), in the southeast on the town of Butzbach (Wetteraukreis), in the south on the community of Grävenwiesbach (Hochtaunuskreis) and in the west on the community of Weilmünster (Limburg-Weilburg).

Constituent communities

The community consists of the six centres of Brandoberndorf (administrative seat), Griedelbach, Hasselborn, Kraftsolms, Kröffelbach and Weiperfelden.

History

As part of Hesse's municipal reform, the aforesaid communities voluntarily joined together on 1 January 1972 to form the new greater community.

Politics

Partnerships

Waldsolms maintains a partnership with the following place:

• Laudun-l'Ardoise in the département of Gard, France, in the Rhône Valley

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Brandoberndorf has been since 2000 the end point 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.

External links

• Waldsolms at DMOZ