Photograph gallery Politics Town council The town council's 23 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 March 2006: Note: The Bürgerlisten are "citizens' lists" rather than actual parties. Coat of arms The current civic coat of arms was conferred in 1950, but the charges shown within it date back to the 14th century, from which time an old town seal is known. The arms show a town wall with a gateway flanked by towers. Also in the arms above the gateway is an inescutcheon showing the arms of the Lords (later also Counts and Princes) of Hatzfeld, who died out in 1570. The size and shape of the various charges in the arms have changed over the ages. Town partnerships Hatzfeld maintains partnership links with the following: Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, département of Eure-et-Loir, France since 1979 Sport and leisure Tourism plays an important rôle in Reddighausen, which is a state-recognized resort with a comprehensive network of hiking trails. There is also a combination woodlore and bird-protection path in Hatzfeld (main town), and at the Sackpfeife are found a winter sport centre, and also a summer toboggan run. In Lindenhof is a wildfowl haven run by the Naturschutzbund Deutschland, a non-governmental organization dedicated to nature conservation. Churches Evangelical-Lutheran Church Literature H. Reimer: Historisches Ortslexikon für Kurhessen; Marburg: Elwert, 1974; ; S.304 References External links Reddighausen Verein für Burg- und Heimat- geschichte Hatzfeld e.V. Waldeck-Frankenberg