Ottrau

Ottrau

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Ottrau

Coordinates: 50°48′N 09°23′E / 50.800°N 9.383°E / 50.800; 9.383Coordinates: 50°48′N 09°23′E / 50.800°N 9.383°E / 50.800; 9.383
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
  Mayor Heinz Grein
Area
  Total 48.49 km2 (18.72 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,258
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 34633
Dialling codes 06639
Vehicle registration HR
Website www.ottrau.de

Ottrau is a community in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Ottrau lies about 10 km northeast of Alsfeld.

Constituent communities

The community of Ottrau is made up of six constituent communities:

History

The constituent community of Weißenborn had its first documentary mention in 1307 under the name Wisenburn. It was later also named Wiesenbrunn and the name that it has today comes from that.

Amalgamations

The Greater Community of Ottrau has consisted since Hesse's municipal reform in 1972 of the six formerly independent communities of Ottrau, Immichenhain, Weißenborn, Görzhain, Schorbach und Kleinropperhausen.

Politics

Municipal council

Ottrau's municipal council is made up of 15 councillors.

(As of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

Town partnership

Personalities

Honorary citizen

References

External links

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