Wolfhagen Explained

Type:Stadt
Wolfhagen
Image Coa:Wappen Wolfhagen.png
Coordinates:51.3167°N 19°W
Image Plan:Wolfhagen in KS mit Labels.svg
State:Hesse
Region:Kassel
District:Kassel
Elevation:242 - 385
Area:111.95
Postal Code:34466
Area Code:05692
Licence:KS, HOG, WOH
Gemeindeschlüssel:06 6 33 028
Website:www.wolfhagen.de
Mayor:Dirk Scharrer[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 29
Party:independent

Wolfhagen (pronounced as /de/) 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.

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.[2]

Sons and daughters of the city

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023. de. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. XLS.
  2. Web site: How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution - Aditya Chakrabortty. Aditya. Chakrabortty. 28 February 2018. The Guardian.