Wolfhagen
Place in Hesse, Germany
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::summary Place in Hesse, Germany ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox German location"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| name | Wolfhagen |
| image_coa | DEU Wolfhagen COA.svg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Wolfhagen in KS mit Labels.svg |
| state | Hesse |
| region | Kassel |
| district | Kassel |
| elevation | 242 - 385 |
| area | 112.29 |
| postal_code | 34466 |
| area_code | 05692 |
| licence | KS, HOG, WOH |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 06 6 33 028 |
| website | www.wolfhagen.de |
| mayor | Dirk Scharrer |
| leader_term | 2023–29 |
| party | independent |
| :: |
|type = Stadt |name = Wolfhagen |image_coa = DEU Wolfhagen COA.svg |coordinates = |image_plan = Wolfhagen in KS mit Labels.svg |state = Hesse |region = Kassel |district = Kassel |elevation = 242 - 385 |area = 112.29 |postal_code = 34466 |area_code = 05692 |licence = KS, HOG, WOH |Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 6 33 028 |website = www.wolfhagen.de |mayor = Dirk Scharrer |leader_term = 2023–29 |party = independent 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.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Wolfhagen_De_Merian_Hassiae.jpg" caption="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.
Sons and daughters of the city
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/TheodorKleinschmidt.jpg" caption="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
References
- "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023". [[Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt]].
- Chakrabortty, Aditya. (28 February 2018). "How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution - Aditya Chakrabortty".
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