motorways A 7, A 44 and A 49. Politics Town council The local election held on 14 March 2021 yielded the following results: Mayors Mayors of Baunatal since 1 July 1966: Horst Werner Martin Hesse Hans Joachim Pioch Heinz Grenacher Manfred Schaub Silke Engler Manuela Strube Culture Stadtmuseum The Stadtmuseum is a museum of local history located in Baunatal-Altenritte. The main focus of the museum is the history of the 20th century particularly with regard to the following topics: first railway construction, history of the Henschel & Son arms factory, everyday life during nazism, history of the Volkswagen factory since 1957, urban development of Baunatal since 1966. Heimatmuseum Hessenstube The Heimatmusesum is a museum of local history located in Baunatal-Altenritte. The museum delivers insight into living and working environment of people in the ancient villages of Baunatal from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The museum presents rural housing conditions, a historical smithy and historical workshops of joiners, shoemakers and woodturners. Dorothea Viehmann Baunatal is the birthplace of the famous storyteller Dorothea Viehmann. She was one of the most important sources of the fairy tale collection of the Brothers Grimm. Dorothea Viehmann was born as Katharina Dorothea Pierson on 8 November 1755 in Rengershausen. Hünstein The Hünstein is a cultural monument located in Baunatal-Großenritte. The menhir consisting of quartzite was a site of ritual meetings during the 4th and 3rd century BC. A legend says that a giant threw the menhir from the nearby Hirzstein with intent to destroy the steeple of Kirchbauna. Industry Baunatal is known for the Volkswagen factory, which is the second largest of the brand with 13,500 employees. The factory does not construct vehicles but rather delivers components and assemblies to other plants of the company. The sphere of business is mainly divided into the following parts: gear manufacturing, foundry, exhaust systems, car body pressing, Original Teile Center (original parts center), Volkswagen coaching. The premises have a total area of and are directly connected to the rail network and the motorway A 49. In June 2015, a robot killed a man at the Volkswagen facility, in what is believed to be a case of human error. Sport Baunatal hosts the following sports clubs and teams: KSV Baunatal (e.g. football, handball) GSV Eintracht Baunatal (e.g. football, handball) Pinguine Baunatal (Inline hockey) Twin towns – sister cities Baunatal is twinned with: Vire-Normandie, France (1983) Sangerhausen,