Morschen

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Morschen


Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Population	3,899 (31/12/2004)
Area	47.94 km²
Population density	81 /km²
Elevation	201 m
Coordinates	51°3′ N 9°36′ E
Postal code	34326
Area code	05664
Licence plate code	HR
Mayor	Herbert Wohlgemuth
Website	Gemeinde Morschen

Morschen is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Location
- 1.2 Constituent communities
2 Politics
- 2.1 Municipal council
3 Culture and sightseeing
- 3.1 Buildings
4 Economy and infrastructure
- 4.1 Transport
5 Personalities
- 5.1 Honorary citizens
6 Reference
7 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Morschen lies in the Fulda valley south of Kassel.

[edit] Constituent communities

The community consists of the centres of Altmorschen (administrative seat), Binsförth, Eubach, Heina, Konnefeld, Neumorschen and Wichte.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Municipal council

Morschen's municipal council is made up of 23 members.

CDU 5 seats
SPD 14 seats
FDP 4 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

[edit] Culture and sightseeing

[edit] Buildings

Kloster Haydau, a former Cistercian convent, was built between the mid 13th century and the early 14th century, and in the mid 16th century and 17th century it was converted into a stately home for a Landgrave. Today, the building is used for meetings and conventions, as a gallery, a meeting place for professors, and a venue for poetry readings.

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Transport

Morschen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 83 (Kassel – Bebra). The Malsfeld Autobahn interchange (83) on the A 7 (Kassel – Würzburg) is about 11 km away.

The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network.