Twistetal
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Twistetal | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Twistetal within Waldeck-Frankenberg district  | |
  Twistetal  Twistetal | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′N 08°57′E / 51.317°N 8.950°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Waldeck-Frankenberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Stefan Dittmann[1] (FDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.08 km2 (28.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,167 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 34477 |
| Dialling codes | 05695 |
| Vehicle registration | KB |
| Website | www.twistetal.de |
Twistetal (German pronunciation: [ˈtvɪstətaːl], lit. 'Twiste Valley') is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, southwest of Bad Arolsen.
Location
The municipality lies on the river Twiste, a tributary to the Diemel, itself a tributary to the Weser. Twistetal is only a short way downstream from, and southwest of, the Twistesee, a man-made lake. It is located about 6 kilometers southwest from Bad Arolsen.
Neighbouring municipalities
Twistetal borders in the north and east on the town of Bad Arolsen, in the southeast on the town of Waldeck, in the southwest on the town of Korbach and in the west on the municipality of Diemelsee (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg).
Constituent municipalities
Twistetal consists of the following centres:
- Berndorf
- Elleringhausen
- Gembeck
- Mühlhausen
- Nieder-Waroldern
- Ober-Waroldern
- Twiste (main town and administrative seat)
Politics
Infrastructure
Through Twistetal runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) 252 from Korbach to Bad Arolsen. Furthermore, Twiste is a stop on the RegionalExpress railway service from Kassel to Korbach.
