Wohratal

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

Wohratal
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Wohratal within Marburg-Biedenkopf district
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Coordinates: 50°56′N 08°56′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Marburg-Biedenkopf
Government
• Mayor (2018–24)	Heiko Dawedeit[1]
Area
• Total	30.66 km2 (11.84 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,173
• 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

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.

Neighbouring municipalities

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.

Constituent communities

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

Politics

As of the municipal elections on 14 March 2021,^[3] the seats on Wohratal's council are apportioned thus:

• SPD 6 seats
• CDU 4 seats
• Wohratal Open List 5 seats