Weißenborn, Hesse


Weißenborn is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Weißenborn lies in the North Hesse Uplands some 8 km southeast of Eschwege and abuts a section of the boundary with Thuringia. It is found in the Schlierbachswald, onto which borders the Ringgau not far south of the community. Not far southwest of Weißenborn stands the Rabenkuppe, and just under 6 km east of the community, on the Thuringian side of the state boundary, is the Heldrastein.

Neighbouring communities

Weißenborn borders in the north on the town of Treffurt, in the east on the community of Ifta, in the south on the community of Ringgau, in the west on the community of Wehretal and in the northwest on the town of Eschwege.

Constituent communities

Weißenborn’s Ortsteile are Weißenborn and Rambach.

History

finds bear witness to people having lived in the area that is now Weißenborn as early as about 2000 BC. The community itself had its first documentary mention in 1365.

Politics

Community council

The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Over Bundesstraßen 7 and 250, the community is linked to the highway network.