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Braunfels (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁaʊ̯nˌfɛls] (listen)) is a town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.

Braunfels
Town
Aerial view
Location of Braunfels within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district
Braunfels
Braunfels
Coordinates: 50°31′N 8°23′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictLahn-Dill-Kreis
Subdivisions6 Stadtteile
Government
  Mayor (201824) Christian Breithecker[1]
Area
  Total47.29 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total11,007
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35619
Dialling codes06442
Vehicle registrationLDK
Websitewww.braunfels.de

Geography



Location


The climatic spa of Braunfels lies at a height of some 100 m above the Lahn valley. It is 9 km southwest of Wetzlar, and 28 km northeast of Limburg an der Lahn.


Neighbouring communities


Braunfels borders in the northwest on the town of Leun, in the north on the town of Solms, in the east on the community of Schöffengrund, in the southeast on the community of Waldsolms (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis), in the south on the community of Weilmünster, and in the west on the town of Weilburg and the community of Löhnberg (all three in Limburg-Weilburg).


Constituent communities


Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole, there are outlying centres called Altenkirchen, Bonbaden, Neukirchen, Philippstein and Tiefenbach

Currently, Bonbaden, is home to about 1600 people.[citation needed] Bonbaden has a primary school (levels 1-4) and an Evangelical and Catholic church. A cultural highlight is the Freilichtbühne Bonbaden (Bonbaden Open-Air Stage), which presents two different plays for children each summer, and an evening play for adults.[citation needed]


History


The town and district seat of Braunfels were first mentioned in 1246. Braunfels has had town rights since 1607. In 1950 Braunfels had a population of 3,337. In the course of municipal reforms, the aforesaid constituent communities, formerly all independent villages, were amalgamated with Braunfels in 1972.

Bonbaden had its first documented mention in 772, and so celebrated 1200 years of existence in 1972. Bonbaden is therefore one of Lahn-Dill's oldest inhabited places.

Braunfels Castle [de], a stately home that had been built from a castle built in the 13th century by the Counts of Nassau, served as of about 1260 as the Solms-Braunfels noble family's residential castle. After Solms Castle had been destroyed by the Rhenish League of Towns in 1384, Braunfels Castle became the seat of the Counts of Solms. Over the castle's more than 750-year-long history, building work was done many times. Particularly worthy of mention is the town and castle fire of 1679, which burnt much of Braunfels and its stately seat down. Both were then built into a Baroque residence. Braunfels Castle was rebuilt out of materials that were still on hand. The town was given a regular marketplace, which is still preserved today and lies before the town wall.


Politics



Town council


The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

CDU14 seats
SPD12 seats
FWG5 seats
FDP3 seats
Greens3 seats

Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.


Coat of arms


The town's coat of arms is the same as that used by the Counts of Solms-Braunfels, except that the colours in the lower half are reversed, simply to differentiate the town's arms from the old noble family's. The arms were designed and granted in 1937, and granted again on 14 October 1982. Formerly, the arms were identical to the Counts' arms.[3]


Town partnerships


Braunfels maintains partnerships with the following towns:


Sightseeing


Braunfels Castle [de]
Braunfels Castle [de]

Mediaeval Spectacle


Every year, the local Aktionsring Braunfels e.V. organizes the Mittelalterliches Spektakulum, which over several days attracts tourists, and showmen, for which occasion, the spa gardens are turned into a knightly encampment.[citation needed]


People


Karl von Schönhals 1849
Karl von Schönhals 1849

References


  1. Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, Statidtik.hessen.de, accessed 5 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
  3. "Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen Kreiswappen) - BRAUNFELS". Archived from the original on 2005-07-31. Retrieved 2006-06-20.


Media related to Braunfels at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


[de] Braunfels

Braunfels ist ein Luftkurort[2] und eine Stadt im mittelhessischen Lahn-Dill-Kreis.
- [en] Braunfels

[ru] Браунфельс

Браунфельс (нем. Braunfels) — город в Германии, в земле Гессен. Подчинён административному округу Гиссен. Входит в состав района Лан-Дилль.



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