Morschen

Morschen
Coat of arms of Morschen Coat of arms
Morschen
Location of Morschen within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Herbert Wohlgemuth
Area
• Total	47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	3,395
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	34326
Dialling codes	05664
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	www.morschen.de

Morschen is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Morschen lies in the Fulda valley south of Kassel.

Constituent communities

The community consists of the centres of Altmorschen (administrative seat), Binsförth, Eubach, Heina, Konnefeld, Neumorschen and Wichte.

Politics

Municipal council

Morschen's municipal council is made up of 23 members.

• CDU 5 seats
• SPD 14 seats
• FDP 4 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Kloster Haydau, a former Cistercian convent, was built between the mid 13th century and the early 14th century, and in the mid 16th century and 17th century it was converted into a stately home for a Landgrave. Today, the building is used for meetings and conventions, as a gallery, a meeting place for professors, and a venue for poetry readings.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Morschen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 83 (Kassel – Bebra). The Malsfeld Autobahn interchange (83) on the A 7 (Kassel – Würzburg) is about 11 km away.

The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network.

Personalities

Honorary citizens

• 1997 – Gottfried Kiesow, German memorial protector.

External links

• Morschen