Schwalmtal, Hesse

Not to be confused with Schwalmtal, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Schwalmtal
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schwalmtal within Vogelsbergkreis district
Location of Schwalmtal
Schwalmtal Location within Germany Schwalmtal Location within Hesse
Coordinates: 50°41′N 09°18′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Vogelsbergkreis
Government
• Mayor (2023–29)	Timo Georg
Area
• Total	54.36 km2 (20.99 sq mi)
Elevation	332 m (1,089 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	2,750
• Density	50.6/km2 (131/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36318
Dialling codes	06638, 06630
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.schwalmtal-hessen.de

Schwalmtal (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvalmˌtaːl], lit. 'Schwalm Valley') is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

Schwalmtal borders in the north on the towns of Alsfeld and Grebenau, in the east on the town of Lauterbach, in the south on the municipality of Lautertal, and in the west on the municipality of Feldatal and the town of Nidda (Wetteraukreis) and the town of Romrod.

Constituent municipalities

The municipality of Schwalmtal consists of 9 centres:

• Brauerschwend (administrative seat)
• Renzendorf
• Rainrod
• Hopfgarten
• Hergersdorf
• Ober- and Unter-Sorg
• Vadenrod
• Storndorf

Brauerschwend and Storndorf are the two biggest of these centres, the latter being slightly bigger than the former.

Politics

Currently represented on municipal council are three parties, the SPD, the CDU and the FWG (a citizens' coalition). The current mayor is an SPD member whose support on council derives from an SPD-FWG coalition.

Economy and Transport

The constituent municipalities of Brauerschwend and Storndorf each have a primary school, a kindergarten and a grocer's shop. Furthermore there is a butcher's shop in each as well as branches of the Kreissparkasse/VR-Bank. The municipality's main industrial area is to be found in Storndorf. Moreover, the district rubbish tip, administered by the ZAV (Zentralstelle für Arbeitsvermittlung, or "Central Post for Work Placement"), lies in the municipality's outlying countryside. In the constituent municipality of Hopfgarten is one of Hesse's few knacker's yards (where old horses are slaughtered and the by-products are sent for rendering).

Renzendorf is home to the municipality's only railway station, and a location of the Bäckerei Karl (bakery) whose head office is in Storndorf.

Brauerschwend and Storndorf each have a medical general practice and a dental practice.

Transport

Through the municipality runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) 254 from Alsfeld by way of Lauterbach to Fulda. Whereas until a few years ago it went through some of the municipalities, there is now a bypass.

External links

• Schwalmtal (Hessen)