Schwarzenborn, Hesse

Schwarzenborn is the smallest town in Hesse, Germany.

Schwarzenborn
Coat of arms
Location of Schwarzenborn within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
SchwarzenbornNeukirchenBorkenWabernFelsberg
Schwarzenborn
Schwarzenborn
Coordinates: 50°55′N 9°26′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictSchwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
 • MayorJürgen Kaufmann
Area
 • Total26.90 km2 (10.39 sq mi)
Elevation
479 m (1,572 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,159
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34639
Dialling codes05686
Vehicle registrationHR
Websitewww.schwarzenborn.de

Geography

Location

Schwarzenborn lies in the Schwalm-Eder district some 13.5 km from Homberg in the Knüll. Through the constituent community of Grebenhagen flows the river Efze.

Constituent communities

The town consists of the two centres of Grebenhagen and Schwarzenborn.

Politics

Coat of arms

Schwarzenborn's civic coat of arms might be heraldically described thus: Argent a goat-headed spreadeagle sable langued gules, surmounted by an inescutcheon sable a mullet of six Or.

Schwarzenborn's arms bear a likeness to both Neukirchen's and Schwalmstadt's. All three have the goat-headed spreadeagle and a star on the inescutcheon (small shield within the bigger one), but colouring varies among the three.

Town partnerships

Economy and infrastructure

The town is well known for being a Bundeswehr base with a large training area, furnishing some 300 jobs to local civilians, making the Bundeswehr the town's biggest employer. The garrison is home of the Jägerregiment 1 (1st Ranger Regiment), which is the infantry element of the German Army's Luftbewegliche Brigade 1 (1st Air Mobile Brigade) at Fritzlar Army Base.

Transport

The Hersfeld-West Autobahn interchange on the A 7 (Kassel – Würzburg) is about 15 km away.

Schwarzenborn is joined to the railway network through the stations at Schwalmstadt-Treysa and Bad Hersfeld.

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.
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