| Ottrau | |
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| Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ottrau within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°48′N 09°23′E / 50.800°N 9.383°E / 50.800; 9.383 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–27) | Jonas Korell (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.49 km (18.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,164 |
| • Density | 45/km (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 34633 |
| Dialling codes | 06639 |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | www.ottrau.de |
Ottrau is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Ottrau lies about 10 km northeast of Alsfeld.
Constituent communities
The community of Ottrau is made up of six constituent communities:
- Ottrau: 730 inhabitants
- Immichenhain: 605 inhabitants
- Weißenborn: 377 inhabitants
- Görzhain: 374 inhabitants
- Schorbach: 348 inhabitants
- Kleinropperhausen: 64 inhabitants
History
The constituent community of Weißenborn had its first documentary mention in 1307 under the name Wisenburn. It was later also named Wiesenbrunn and the name that it has today comes from that.
Amalgamations
The Greater Community of Ottrau has consisted since Hesse's municipal reform in 1972 of the six formerly independent communities of Ottrau, Immichenhain, Weißenborn, Görzhain, Schorbach und Kleinropperhausen.
Politics
Municipal council
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Ottrau's municipal council is made up of 15 councillors.
(As of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)
Town partnership
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- Dr. Wilhelm Schäfer, poet and writer, became an honorary citizen on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 1938. Ottrau's primary school is also named after him.
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.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
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