Korbach

Korbach (), officially the Hanseatic City of Korbach (German: Hansestadt Korbach), is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. In 2018, the town has hosted the 58th Hessentag state festival.

Key facts

German place.type: Town
German place.name: Korbach
German place.German_name: Hansestadt Korbach
German place.image_coa: Wappen_Korbach.svg
German place.image_photo: Korbach-St.Nikolai.JPG
German place.image_caption: Saint Nicholas Church
German place.image_plan: Korbach in KB.svg
German place.state: Hesse
German place.regbzk: Kassel
German place.district: Waldeck-Frankenberg
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 06635015
German place.area: 124.11

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Geography and geology
Population
History
Protohistory
Middle Ages and Early Modern Times
Nieder-Ense
Modern Times
Politics
Town council
Coat of arms
Twin towns – sister cities
Transport
Sights
Festivals
Notable people
Literature
References
External links

== Geography and geology == Korbach lies at the north-east edge of the Rhenish Slate Mountains (here known as the ''Waldeck'sches Upland'', the second word being a German proper name, not the English word "upland"). Neighbouring towns and municipalities are, clockwise from the northwest, Willingen, Diemelsee, Twistetal, Waldeck, Vöhl, Lichtenfels (likewise all in Waldeck-Frankenberg) and Medebach (Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia).