MüNCHHAUSEN AM CHRISTENBERG

:''This article is about the town in Germany. For the person, see Baron Münchhausen.''
The community of 'Münchhausen' is found 20 km north of Marburg on the northern edge of Marburg-Biedenkopf district. It has 3,605 inhabitants and has had its current boundaries since 1974. The community's area is roughly 41 km².

Contents
Geography
Location
Neighbouring communities
Constituent communities
History
Politics
Municipal representation
Coat of arms
Personalities
Reference
External links

Geography


Location

West of the community lies the Rothaargebirge, a low mountain range. The municipal area is bounded on the east by the ''Burgwald'', another low mountain range. The constituent communities of Münchhausen and Simtshausen lie in the Wetschaft valley. Wollmar lies on the like-named river Wollmar, which empties into the Wetschaft in Münchhausen. Through the constituent communities of Oberasphe and Niederasphe flows the river Asphe.
Neighbouring communities

Münchhausen's neighbours are Burgwald, Rosenthal, Wetter, Biedenkopf and Battenberg.
Constituent communities


★ Münchausen (1285 inhabitants) (as of January 2004)

★ Niederasphe (914 inhabitants)

★ Oberasphe (356 inhabitants)

★ Simtshausen (495 inhabitants)

★ Wollmar (701 inhabitants)

History


Münchhausen am Christenberg officially came into being on 1 July 1974 when the formerly independent places of Münchhausen, Simtshausen, Niederasphe, Oberasphe and Wollm were united.

Politics


Municipal representation

Results of municipal election on 26 March 2006:

CDU 11

SPD 10

★ Independent Green List (UGL) 2
Coat of arms

The civic coat of arms might be described thus: Party per chevron; above in gules a cross argent fused with the chevron; below in argent, a five-spoked wheel sable.
The coat of arms symbolizes the nearby mountain, the Christenberg, with its mediaeval church. The wheel with its five spokes stands for Münchhausen's five constituent communities.

Personalities



Euricius Cordus, German humanist

Reference


External links



Münchhausen's official website

Geology of the Greater Community of Münchhausen

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