Bad Zwesten


Bad Zwesten is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district of Hesse, Germany.
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Geography

Location

Bad Zwesten lies about 8 km southeast of Bad Wildungen on the river Schwalm, which belongs to the Eder watershed. North of the community begins the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park.

Constituent communities

  • Betzigerode
  • Niederurff
  • Oberurff-Schiffelborn
  • Wenzigerode
  • Zwesten

History

Zwesten had its first documentary mention about the year 800. In 1913 came the discovery of a mineral spring, which in 1960 was officially declared a recognized Heilquelle.
Within the framework of municipal reform in Hesse, the formerly independent communities of Betzigerode, Niederurff, Oberurff-Schiffelborn, Wenzigerode, and Zwesten were amalgamated into the new, united community of Zwesten in 1972. In 1992, the community was granted official recognition as a spa, allowing it to prefix the designation Bad – German for "bath" – to its name.

Politics

Municipal council

Municipal representation consists of 23 members.
  • CDU 6 seats
  • SPD 10 seats
  • Greens 3 seats
  • FWG 2 seats
  • Bürgerliste 2 seats

Economy

[Image:Hardtwaldklinik Zwesten.jpg|thumb|180px|Hardtwald Clinic II above the community]
The spa of Bad Zwesten bases its burgeoning prosperity on its Löwensprudel. In this spa town, two clinics are to be found, Hardtwald Clinics I and II with about 650 beds.

Transport

Bad Zwesten lies at the crossroads of Federal Highways B 3 and B 485. About 5 km from the community is the Borken/Bad Zwesten interchange with Autobahn A 49.
The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network which, among other things, runs a hailed shared taxi to Borken railway station on the Main-Weser Railway.

Literature

  • Martin Opfer: Zwesten : Betzigerode, Niederurff, Oberurff, Schiffelborn und Wenzigerode ; Bilder und Texte erzählen, wie es damals war, Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 1989,