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Diemelsee
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Diemelsee
Diemelsee (Germany)
Diemelsee
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Waldeck-Frankenberg
Local subdivisions 13 Ortsteile
Mayor Volker Becker
Basic statistics
Area 121. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Kassel is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the north of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis ( District) in the north of Hesse, Germany. A quarter is a section of an urban settlement Its borders can be administratively chosen (then denoted as Borough) and it may have its own administrative structure Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 km² (47 sq mi)
Elevation 388 m  (1273 ft)
Population 5,317  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 44 /km² (113 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KB
Postal code 34519
Area code 05633
Website www.diemelsee.de

Coordinates: 51°22′00″N 08°48′00″E / 51.366667, 8.8

Diemelsee is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, and is part of the Upland region. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis ( District) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

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Geography

Location

Diemelsee lies in the River Diemel in the Diemelsee Nature Park just upstream from and southwest of the Diemelsee reservoir. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use The town of Korbach is found about 10 km to the southeast, and the town of Paderborn 39 km to the north. Korbach, an over one thousand-year-old former Hanseatic town is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse Germany Paderborn (paːdɐˈbɔʁn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district.

Neighbouring communities

Diemelsee borders in the north on the town of Marsberg (Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the northeast on the town of Bad Arolsen, in the east on the community of Twistetal, in the south on the town of Korbach, in the southwest on the community of Willingen (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg), and in the west on the town of Brilon (Hochsauerlandkreis). Marsberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Hochsauerland is a Kreis (district in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Bad Arolsen (until 1997 Arolsen, Bad being the German name for Spa) is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg Twistetal is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, southwest of Bad Arolsen. Korbach, an over one thousand-year-old former Hanseatic town is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse Germany Willingen is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, some 80 km west of Kassel. Brilon (ˈbʁiːlɔn is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis Geography Brilon is situated

Constituent communities

The community of Diemelsee came into being as part of municipal reform in 1971 through the voluntary merger of the following 13 centres:

  • Adorf
  • Benkhausen
  • Deisfeld
  • Flechtdorf
  • Giebringhausen
  • Heringhausen
  • Ottlar
  • Rhenegge
  • Schweinsbühl
  • Stormbruch
  • Sudeck
  • Vasbeck
  • Wirmighausen

The community's administrative seat is in Adorf, which with a population of 1750 is also the biggest of the 13 centres.

Politics

Municipal council

CDU SPD FWG FDP total
1997 9 13 6 3 31 seats
2001 9 12 6 4 31 seats
2006 9 11 7 4 31 seats

Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

The council's 31 seats are apportioned in accordance with municipal elections last held on 26 March 2006. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Results for the 1997 and 2001 elections are also shown.

Coat of arms

Diemelsee's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per bend wavy, above, in Or an eight-pointed star sable, below, in azure a five-petalled rose argent with centre Or and sepals vert. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people

The black eight-pointed star is the star of Waldeck.

Culture and sightseeing

Outings

Well known outing destinations near Diemelsee are the Diemelsee reservoir and the Upland (a German name, pronounced [ˈuːplant], not the English word). The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In Adorf is a visitors' mine, the Grube Christiane.

Economy and infrastructure

Diemel Dam
Diemel Dam

The inhabitants earn their livelihood mainly through agriculture, trades, small industry or the tourist trade. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture

References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

External links

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