Korbach

Korbach
Hansestadt Korbach
Saint Nicholas Church
Saint Nicholas Church
Coat of arms of Korbach
Location of Korbach within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
HatzfeldBattenbergAllendorf (Eder)BurgwaldRosenthalGemünden (Wohra)HainaFrankenbergFrankenauBad WildungenLichtenfelsKorbachWillingenDiemelseeDiemelstadtVöhlVolkmarsenBad ArolsenTwistetalWaldeckEdertalNorth Rhine-WestphaliaKassel (district)Schwalm-Eder-KreisMarburg-Biedenkopf
Korbach is located in Germany
Korbach
Korbach
Korbach is located in Hesse
Korbach
Korbach
Coordinates: 51°17′N 8°52′E / 51.283°N 8.867°E / 51.283; 8.867
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictWaldeck-Frankenberg
Government
 • Mayor (2018–24) Klaus Friedrich[1]
Area
 • Total123.98 km2 (47.87 sq mi)
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total23,706
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34497
Dialling codes05631
Vehicle registrationKB
WebsiteStadt Korbach

Korbach (pronunciation: ˈkoːɐˌbax), officially the Hanseatic City of Korbach (German: Hansestadt Korbach), is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. In 2018, the town has hosted the 58th Hessentag state festival.

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.