Witzenhausen | |
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 Witzenhausen Nord railway station | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Witzenhausen within Werra-Meißner-Kreis district  | |
  Witzenhausen  Witzenhausen | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′32″N 9°51′28″E / 51.34222°N 9.85778°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Werra-Meißner-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–23) | Daniel Herz[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.69 km2 (48.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,005 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 37213–37218 |
| Dialling codes | 05542 |
| Vehicle registration | ESW, WIZ |
| Website | www.witzenhausen.de |
Witzenhausen is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeastern Hesse, Germany.
It was granted town rights in 1225, and until 1974 was a district seat.
The University of Kassel maintains a satellite campus in Witzenhausen, which offers an ecological agricultural sciences programme, putting Witzenhausen among Germany's smallest university towns. There is also a teaching institute (DEULA) for environment and technology, agriculture, horticulture and landscaping. The town is nationally known for the invention of the Biotonne biological refuse container, and is an important cherry-growing area, with a yearly Kesperkirmes or “Cherry Fair” (Kesper is a regional name for the cherry), at which a Cherry Queen (Kirschenkönigin) is chosen.
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.