Volkmarsen

Geschichte

Volkmarsen is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northern Hesse, Germany.GeographyLocationVolkmarsen lies on the northern edge of the Waldecker Tafel where it flattens out into the Diemel Valley, some 28 km northwest of Kassel and 7 km northeast of Bad Arolsen.Neighbouring communitiesVolkmarsen borders in the north on the town of Warburg (Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the east on the community of Breuna and the town of Wolfhagen (both in Kassel district), in the south and west on the town of Bad Arolsen and in the northwest on the town of Diemelstadt (both in Waldeck-Frankenberg).Constituent communitiesBesides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole, the town of Volkmarsen consists of the centres of Ehringen, Herbsen, Hörle, Külte and Lütersheim.HistoryVolkmarsen's first documentary mention came in 1155. In a safe-conduct from Pope Gregory IX in 1233, Volkmarsen was first described as a town.PoliticsTown councilThe town council's 31 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in 2006: