Volkmarsen

Volkmarsen
Coat of arms of Volkmarsen Coat of arms
Volkmarsen
Location of Volkmarsen within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Waldeck-Frankenberg
Government
• Mayor	Hartmut Linnekugel (Ind.)
Area
• Total	67.47 km2 (26.05 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	6,755
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	34471
Dialling codes	05693
Vehicle registration	KB
Website	www.volkmarsen.de

Volkmarsen is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northern Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Volkmarsen lies on the northern edge of the Waldecker Tafel (Waldecker Shield (geology)) where it flattens out into the Diemel Valley, some 28 km northwest of Kassel and 7 km northeast of Bad Arolsen.

Neighbouring communities

Volkmarsen borders in the north on the town of Warburg (Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the east on the community of Breuna and the town of Wolfhagen (both in Kassel district), in the south and west on the town of Bad Arolsen and in the northwest on the town of Diemelstadt (both in Waldeck-Frankenberg).

Constituent communities

Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole, the town of Volkmarsen consists of the centres of Ehringen, Herbsen, Hörle, Külte and Lütersheim.

History

Volkmarsen's first documentary mention came in 1155. In a safe-conduct from Pope Gregory IX in 1233, Volkmarsen was first described as a town.

Politics

Town council

The town council's 31 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in 2006:

CDU	13 seats
SPD	9 seats
FWG	5 seats
Greens	2 seats
FDP	2 seats

Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.

Coat of arms

Volkmarsen's oldest seal dates from 1272. Like the current coat of arms, it shows two men, but sitting on a bench, the Count of Everstein and the Abbot of Corvey, the town's two overlords at the time. Another seal from the mid 14th century shows the now familiar church with two windows with religious figures in each one, believed to have been the Archbishop of Cologne and once again the Abbot of Corvey, reflecting the new ruling arrangement over the town. The two figures in the arms nowadays, however, are Saint Peter (holding the key) and Saint Paul (holding the sword). This became the arms in the 19th century.[1]

Town partnerships

Volkmarsen maintains partnership links with the following:

• Buttelstedt, Thuringia since 1990

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

• The Kugelsburg (castle), built about 1200, destroyed in the Seven Years' War.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Volkmarsen lies on Autobahn A44 Dortmund – Kassel and on the Korbach – Kassel railway line.

Established businesses

• Henkelmann - genuine Waldeck sausage specialities
• Phönix Armaturen-Werke Bregel GmbH
• Semtek - lighting, show technology, set-up rental
• Wellmass - Mobile Wellness, Ayurveda and Massage.
• Volkmarsen fire brigade

External links

• Volkmarsen
• Herbsen
• Lütersheim
• Volkmarsen fire brigade
• Volkmarsen at DMOZ