Körle

Körle
Coat of arms of Körle
Location of Körle within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
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Location of Körle
Körle is located in Germany
Körle
Körle
Körle is located in Hesse
Körle
Körle
Coordinates: 51°10′N 09°31′E / 51.167°N 9.517°E / 51.167; 9.517
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictSchwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–29) Mario Gerhold[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Elevation
188 m (617 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,186
 • Density182.0/km2 (471.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34327
Dialling codes05665
Vehicle registrationHR
Websitewww.koerle.de

Körle is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany. It lies about 20 km south of Kassel near the turn-off for Guxhagen on Autobahn A 7.

History

Körle was first mentioned in 1074 in a donation document from the Fulda monastery.

The community, as it is now, came into being as part of Hesse's municipal reforms, when the communities of Empfershausen, Lobenhausen and Wagenfurth were amalgamated with Körle on 1 February 1971.

Partnership

The community of Körle has maintained since 1991 a partnership with Floh-Seligenthal in Thuringia.

References

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.