Wolfhagen

Place in Hesse, Germany

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wolfhagen within Kassel district

(2023–29) Dirk Scharrer^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total111.95 km² (43.22 sq mi)Highest elevation

385 m (1,263 ft)Lowest elevation

242 m (794 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total13,493 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

34466

Dialling codes05692Vehicle registrationKS, HOG, WOHWebsitewww.wolfhagen.de

Wolfhagen (German pronunciation: [vɔlfˈhaːɡn̩] ^ⓘ) 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.^[3]

Sons and daughters of the city

Conrad Abée (1806-1873), politician, from 1860 Hessian Minister of Justice
Theodor Kleinschmidt (1834-1881), traveler, merchant and naturalist
Holger Trimhold (born 1953), footballer and coach
Erhard Hofeditz (born 1953), football player

References

^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
^ Chakrabortty, Aditya (28 February 2018). "How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution - Aditya Chakrabortty". The Guardian.