Edermünde

Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Edermünde within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district

(2020–26) Thomas Petrich^[1]Area

• Total25.83 km² (9.97 sq mi)Elevation

197 m (646 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total7,442 • Density290/km² (750/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

34295, 34225 (Kahler Berg)

Dialling codes05665 / 05603Vehicle registrationHR, FZ, MEG, ZIGWebsiteedermuende.de

Edermünde is a municipality in northern Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Edermünde lies in the north of the Schwalm-Eder district not far southwest of Kassel. This is where the river Eder empties into the river Fulda. The constituent community of Besse is nestled in the Langenberge range that rises to the west.

Constituent communities

The community consists of the centres of Besse, Grifte, Haldorf and Holzhausen am Hahn.

Neighbouring communities

Edermünde is surrounded by four neighbouring communities:

Baunatal in the north (borders directly)
Guxhagen in the east (across the Fulda)
Gudensberg in the south (borders directly)
Niedenstein in the west (across the Langenberge)

Politics

Municipal partnerships

Terenten (Terento), South Tyrol, Italy, since 1989.

Culture and sightseeing

Museums

Heimatmuseum ("Homeland Museum") in Haldorf (in former herdsman's house)
Dorfmuseum Holzhausen ("Holzhausen Village Museum") in the DGH (Holzhausen Culture and History Club)

Buildings

"Fortress church" in Besse

Natural monuments

River Hahn in Holzhausen

The basalt knoll offers an outstanding view of the surrounding area. The path up to the plateau was built anew by Holzhausen citizens in the years 1999 and 2000 and is in good hiking condition.

Sons and daughters of the community

Eckebrecht von Grifte (mediaeval military man)

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.