| Willingen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Waldeck-Frankenberg |
| Mayor | Thomas Trachte |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 80. 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. 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. 19 km² (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 584 m (1916 ft) |
| Population | 6,515 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 81 /km² (210 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KB |
| Postal code | 34508 |
| Area code | 05632 |
| Website | www.gemeinde-willingen.de |
Willingen is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, some 80 km west of Kassel. 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. Kassel (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the
Willingen is regularly advertised as Willingen Hochsauerland and Willingen (Upland).
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Geography
Location
Willingen is found in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in the Upland (a German name, 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 Its main town stretches between two river valleys, the Hoppecke in the west and the Itter in the east.
Neighbouring communities
Willingen borders in the north on the community of Diemelsee, in the east on the town of Korbach, in the south on the community of Medebach, and in the west on the towns of Winterberg, Olsberg and Brilon (all three in the Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia). Diemelsee is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, and is part of the Upland region Korbach, an over one thousand-year-old former Hanseatic town is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse Germany Medebach is a town in the Hochsauerland district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Olsberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Brilon (ˈbʁiːlɔn is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis Geography Brilon is situated 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
Constituent communities
Willingen consists of the following centres:
- Bömighausen, 300 inhabitants (as of 1 September 2003)
- Eimelrod, 600 inhabitants
- Hemmighausen, 100 inhabitants
- Neerdar, 100 inhabitants
- Rattlar, 400 inhabitants
- Schwalefeld, 900 inhabitants
- Usseln, 2,100 inhabitants
- Welleringhausen, 100 inhabitants
- Willingen, 3,500 inhabitants
History
Willingen was founded in 1974 in the second municipal reform by uniting the villages of Bömighausen, Eimelrod, Hemmighausen, Neerdar, Rattlar, Schwalefeld, Welleringhausen and the climatic spas of Usseln and Willingen. Until 1929, Willingen belonged to the Free State of Waldeck, after which it passed to Prussia. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state
Politics
Municipal council
Willingen's council is made up of 31 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006:
| CDU | 11 seats |
| SPD | 10 seats |
| FDP | 5 seats |
| FWG | 5 seats |
Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition. 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. 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.
Coat of arms
The field is parted horizontally, below the middle, by a row of interlocking arrows between the gold above and the green below. It is meant, of course, to look like treetops, and refers to the Upland's extensive woods. There are two charges, one inside the other. The eight-pointed black star is the ubiquitous – in terms of the local civic heraldry – Star of Waldeck, borne centuries ago by the Counts of Waldeck when they held sway over the area. The snowflake is included as a charge within the star and is representative of the community's status as a winter resort.
The community was granted this coat of arms on 12 June 1974. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. [1]
Culture and sightseeing
Willingen's landmark is the great railway bridge, "Das Viadukt", built about 1918. The community thrives mainly on tourism. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel There were 1. 3 million overnight stays in 2003, and attractions include winter sports and bowling clubs. A winter sport is a Sport commonly played during Winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on Snow or Ice, but informally can refer Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins
Regular events
Among Willingen's greatest events are the International Ski Federation's yearly World Cup Ski-jumping competition at the Mühlenkopfschanze (a ski-jump arena with seats for 100,000) and the yearly "Mountainbike-Event" at the Ettelsberg (mountain) to which 35,000 spectators came in 2005. The International Ski Federation/Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS is the main international organisation of ski sports Ski jumping is a Sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp (the jump attempting to go as far as possible Mühlenkopfschanze is a German Ski jumping hill located in Willingen. Nearby lie the trails of Bike Arena Sauerland.
Transport
Willingen lies on the Uplandbahn railway line between Korbach and Brilon-Wald. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Korbach, an over one thousand-year-old former Hanseatic town is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse Germany Brilon (ˈbʁiːlɔn is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis Geography Brilon is situated
References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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