Werleshausen is a village in the northern part of
Hesse
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,
Germany
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. First recorded mention was in 876. Since 1972 it belongs to the town of
Witzenhausen
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 offer ...
.
Location
The village of Werleshausen lies in the
Werra
The Werra (), a river in central Germany, is the right-bank headwater of the Weser. "Weser" is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After the Werra joins the river Fulda in the to ...
valley near the
Hoher Meißner, right on the boundary with
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
Er ...
, almost at Germany's geographical centre, 33 km east of
Kassel
Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in North Hesse, northern Hesse, in Central Germany (geography), central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel (region), Kassel and the d ...
. The
Bebra-Göttingen railway crosses the village in the east.
Neighbouring villages
Werleshausen borders in the east on the municipalities of
Lindewerra and
Bornhagen (Thuringia's
Eichsfeld district), in the south on the village of
Oberrieden, in the west on the village
Wendershausen and in the north on the villages of
Unterrieden and
Neuseesen (town of
Witzenhausen
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 offer ...
).
Sightseeing
* Historic framework buildings in the village core
* Manor
*
Ludwigstein Castle
*
Hanstein Castle (Bornhagen)
* Devil's rock ("Teufelskanzel") near Lindewerra
Gallery
Werleshausen 2006-07-02.jpg, Village view
Werleshausen-Gutshof.JPG, Manor in Werleshausen
Werleshausenkirschbluete2013.JPG, Blossom of cherry trees
Werleshausen Kirche.jpg, Church
References
External links
Homepage of Werleshausen
Homepage of Witzenhausen
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