Twistetal


Twistetal is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, southwest of Bad Arolsen.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies on the river Twiste, a tributary to the Diemel, itself a tributary to the Weser. Twistetal is only a short way downstream from, and southwest of, the Twistesee, a man-made lake. It is located about 6 kilometers southwest from Bad Arolsen.

Neighbouring municipalities

Twistetal borders in the north and east on the town of Bad Arolsen, in the southeast on the town of Waldeck, in the southwest on the town of Korbach and in the west on the municipality of Diemelsee.

Constituent municipalities

Twistetal consists of the following centres:
  • Berndorf
  • Elleringhausen
  • Gembeck
  • Mühlhausen
  • Nieder-Waroldern
  • Ober-Waroldern
  • Twiste

Politics

The municipality's mayor is Stefan Dittmann, elected in 2018. Twistetal's council is made up of 23 councillors, with seats apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held in March 2021:
  • CDU 7 seats
  • FDP 5 seats
  • SPD 4 seats
  • Wählergemeinschaft Twistetal 4 seats
  • Greens 3 seat
Note: Wählergemeinschaft Twistetal is a citizens' coalition.

Infrastructure

Through Twistetal runs Federal Highway 252 from Korbach to Bad Arolsen. Furthermore, Twiste is a stop on the RegionalExpress railway service from Kassel to Korbach.

Outing destinations

Well known points of interest nearby are the Twistesee in the municipality itself, and a bit farther afield, Bad Arolsen.