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 communitiesedit
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 communitiesedit
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.
Historyedit
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.
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.[4]
Town partnershipsedit
Volkmarsen maintains partnership links with the following:
Hans Schäfer (* 1927), World champion 1954 in Bern, played a season 1947/48 with the VfR Volkmarsen
Referencesedit
^"Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
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Volkmarsen ˈfɔlkˌmaʁzn is a small town in Waldeck Frankenberg district in northern Hesse Germany It is home to 6840 residents VolkmarsenTownJuly 2009 view from the castle Kugelsburg de on the town VolkmarsenCoat of armsLocation of Volkmarsen within Waldeck Frankenberg districtVolkmarsenShow map of GermanyVolkmarsenShow map of HesseCoordinates 51 23 N 9 7 E 51 383 N 9 117 E 51 383 9 117CountryGermanyStateHesseAdmin regionKasselDistrictWaldeck FrankenbergSubdivisions5 OrtsteileGovernment Mayor 2022 28 Hendrik Vahle 1 Area Total67 47 km2 26 05 sq mi Elevation259 m 850 ft Population 2022 12 31 2 Total6 769 Density100 km2 260 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes34471Dialling codes05693Vehicle registrationKBWebsitewww volkmarsen de Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Location 1 2 Neighbouring communities 1 3 Constituent communities 2 History 3 Politics 3 1 Town council 3 2 Coat of arms 3 3 Town partnerships 4 Culture and sightseeing 4 1 Buildings 5 Economy and infrastructure 5 1 Transport 5 2 Established businesses 6 Personalities 6 1 Sons and daughters of the city 6 2 Other personalities associated with the city 7 References 8 External linksGeography editLocation edit 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 edit Volkmarsen borders in the north on the town of Warburg Hoxter 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 edit Besides the main town which bears the same name as the whole the town of Volkmarsen consists of the centres of Ehringen Herbsen Horle Kulte and Lutersheim History editVolkmarsen s first documentary mention came in 1155 In a safe conduct from Pope Gregory IX in 1233 Volkmarsen was first described as a town On 24 February 2020 a car drove into a crowd at a carnival parade Politics editTown council edit This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2021 The town council s 31 seats are apportioned thus in accordance with municipal elections held in 2006 CDU 13 seatsSPD 9 seatsFWG 5 seatsGreens 2 seatsFDP 2 seatsNote FWG is a citizens coalition Elections in March 2016 3 CDU 12 seats SPD 8 seats FDP 1 seats FW 5 seats AfD 3 seats Unabhangige Independents 2 nbsp Town Hall of VolkmarsenCoat of arms edit nbsp catholic Church St MaryVolkmarsen 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 4 Town partnerships edit Volkmarsen maintains partnership links with the following nbsp Buttelstedt Thuringia since 1990Culture and sightseeing edit nbsp Kugelsburg CastleBuildings edit The castle Kugelsburg built about 1200 destroyed in the Seven Years War Catholic Church St Mary built 1260 Lutheran Church built 1845 1848 Memorial Wall at the Jewish Cemetery 5 St Elisabeth HospitalEconomy and infrastructure editTransport edit Volkmarsen lies on Autobahn A44 Dortmund Kassel and on the Warburg Sarnau railway and offers hourly connections to Kassel Established businesses edit Henkelmann genuine Waldeck sausage specialities Phonix Armaturen Werke Bregel GmbH Semtek lighting show technology set up rental Wellmass Mobile Wellness Ayurveda and Massage Volkmarsen fire brigadePersonalities editSons and daughters of the city edit Katja Eichinger 1971 journalist and author widow of Bernd EichingerOther personalities associated with the city edit Hans Schafer 1927 World champion 1954 in Bern played a season 1947 48 with the VfR VolkmarsenReferences edit Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden XLS in German Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt 5 September 2022 Bevolkerung in Hessen am 31 12 2022 nach Gemeinden XLS in German Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt June 2023 Kommunalwahlen 2016 in Hessen statistik hessen de Deutsche Wappen Gemeindewappen Kreiswappen German Civic Heraldry VOLKMARSEN Archived from the original on 2001 07 31 Ruckblende gegen das Vergessen Startseite External links edit nbsp Media related to Volkmarsen at Wikimedia Commons Official website Herbsen Lutersheim Volkmarsen fire brigade Holocaust Memorial Project for Volkmarsen 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