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Guxhagen: Guide
Guxhagen is a community in Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Guxhagen lies about 15 km south of Kassel between the Habichtswald Nature Park and the Meißner-Kaufunger Wald Nature Park on the river Fulda River|Fulda.
Neighbouring communities
Guxhagen's neighbours are Edermünde, Felsberg, Germany|Felsberg, Fuldabrück and Körle.
Constituent communities
The community consists of the six centres of Albshausen, Büchenwerra, Ellenberg, Grebenau, Guxhagen and Wollrode.
History
Guxhagen had its first documentary mention in 1352 under the name Kukushayn.
Politics
Municipal council
Municipal council is made up of 31 members.
Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD 18 seats
Gemeinschaftsliste Guxhagen (citizens' coalition) 7 seats
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU 4 seats
Greens 2 seats
(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Guxhagen lies on Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 83 and Autobahn Bundesautobahn 7|A 7 (Kassel – Bad Hersfeld).
The community belongs to the North Hesse Transport Network, which among other things runs a hailed shared taxi within the greater community.
Personalities
Friedrich Paulus (general)
Christoph Weber (librarian)
Reference
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