Fernwald is a town in the German

Germany

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 state of Hesse

Hesse

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, located 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Frankfurt am Main and 4.4 miles (7 kilometers) east of Gießen

Gießen

Gießen, also spelt Giessen is a town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative region of Gießen...

. Fernwald is part of the district of Gießen.

History

Fernwald was created in 1971 by integrating the former independent communities of Steinbach, Annerod, and Albach.

Political Affiliation

CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands, 27.6%

SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, 38.2%

FW-Fernwald Freie Wähler-Fernwald, 34.3%

Mayor

The Mayor of Fernwald is Matthias Klose (CDU), who took office on September 28, 2003 with 55.7% of the vote.

Regional Businesses

ADF Allgemeine Datenbank für Forderungseinzug GmbH

AfU - Agentur für Unternehmensnachrichten GmbH

Rovema Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH