Wohratal

Wohratal
Wohratal
	Coat of arms
	Location of Wohratal within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
	Wohratal Wohratal
	Coordinates: 50°56′N 08°56′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Government
• Mayor	Heiko Dawedeit[1]
Area
• Total	30.66 km2 (11.84 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,165
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35288
Dialling codes	06453 und 06425
Vehicle registration	MR
Website	www.wohratal.de

Wohratal is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hessen, Germany.

Geography

Wohratal lies between the Kellerwald (forest) in the east and the Burgwald, a low mountain range, in the west, on the river Wohra.

Among the bigger neighbouring centres are the towns of Frankenberg an der Eder to the northwest and Kirchhain to the south.

In the north, Wohratal borders on the towns of Rosenthal and Gemünden, both in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, in the east on the community of Gilserberg in Schwalm-Eder district, and on Rauschenberg, also in Marburg-Biedenkopf district, in the south and west.

The community consists of four centres: Wohra, Hertingshausen, Halsdorf and Langendorf.

As of the municipal elections on 26 March 2006, the seats on Wohratal's council are apportioned thus:

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