Politics Wetzlar




1 politics

1.1 town council
1.2 oberbürgermeister
1.3 coat of arms





politics
town council

elections town council last held on 26 march 2006 five-year term. spd lost 1 seat, greens gained one. voter participation fell 45.9% in 2001 37.2%. out of 38,918 eligible voters, 14,468 went polls. hesse s next municipal elections held in march 2011.



distribution of seats in wetzlar s town parliament after 2011 elections



note: fwg citizens coalition.


the majority of seats, , thereby power, held cdu-fwg-fdp coalition holds, before elections, 31 of 59 seats.


oberbürgermeister
coat of arms

wetzlar s civic coat of arms might heraldically described thus: in gules spreadeagle sable armed, langued , crowned or, on wing dexter cross pattée argent.


the black imperial eagle on red background , golden crown stands town s former imperial immediacy free imperial city (see history). silver cross stands former imperial city s right mint coins. arms unchanged borne in 12th century.


a new version of coat of arms have been introduced in 2003, did not catch on. in end, old arms kept.



view of wetzlar.



wetzlar railway station.








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