Frankenberg, Hesse

Frankenberg
Town
Frankenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Frankenberg within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
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Coordinates: 51°03′32″N 08°47′48″E / 51.05889°N 8.79667°E / 51.05889; 8.79667
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Waldeck-Frankenberg
Government
• Mayor (2023–29)	Barbara Eckes[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	124.87 km2 (48.21 sq mi)
Highest elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
Lowest elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	18,033
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35066
Dialling codes	06451
Vehicle registration	KB, FKB, WA
Website	www.frankenberg.de

Frankenberg an der Eder is a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany.

The mountain at a ford over the Eder north of the Burgwald range was for a long time a fortified place, playing an especially important role under the Franks in the Saxon Wars. The town was built in 1233-1234 by the Thuringian Landgrave at the junction of two trade routes. The renovated Old and New Town have many half-timbered houses. In 2018 the town adopted the additional name "Philipp Soldan Stadt".^{[citation needed]}