Zierenberg

Zierenberg is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 19 km east of Bad Arolsen, and 15 km northwest of Kassel on the German Timber-Frame Road.

Zierenberg
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Zierenberg within Kassel district
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Coordinates: 51°19′N 09°10′E / 51.317°N 9.167°E / 51.317; 9.167
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Kassel
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Rüdiger Gemeroth^[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	86.53 km^2 (33.41 sq mi)
Elevation	279 m (915 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	6,604
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	34289
Dialling codes	05606
Vehicle registration	KS
Website	www.stadt-zierenberg.de

Zierenberg town hall

Local council

The elections from 06. March 2016 showed the following results:

• CDU = 8 seats
• SPD = 14 seats
• FDP = 2 seats
• UFW = 7 seats

Mayors

• Conrad Brede: 1856–1880
• Karl Kupferschläger: 1880–1911
• Wiegand Pitz: 1912–1933
• Wilhelm Schäfer: 1933–1945
• Heinrich Ledderhose: 1945–1948
• Konrad Bürgel: 1948–1956
• Rudi Walther: 1957–1972
• Georg Hildebrandt: 1972–1984
• Horst Buchhaupt: 1984–1990
• Jürgen Pfütze: 1991–2008
• Stefan Denn: 2009–2020
• since 2020: Rüdiger Gemeroth

Notable people

• Johann Jacob Friedrich Krebs, fraktur painter^[3]

References

1. "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
3. Gerard C. Wertkin (2 August 2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95614-1.

External links

• Official Webpage

 

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