Morschen is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district of Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Morschen lies in the Fulda valley south of Kassel. Constituent communities The community consists of the centres of Altmorschen (administrative seat), Binsförth, Eubach, Heina, Konnefeld, Neumorschen and Wichte. Politics Morschen's municipal council is made up of 23 members. CDU 5 seats SPD 14 seats FDP 4 seats (as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006) Culture and sights The entire municipality of Morschen has a wide range of historical and cultural sights. The Haydau Monastery, the historic market street in Neumorschen, the late Baroque manor house "Altes Forstamt" and the Jewish cemetery in Binsförth are particularly noteworthy. The fire brigade museum in Altmorschen and the Wichte local history museum provide information on regional history. The local archive also has a local history exhibition. Altmorschen Altmorschen railway station The building, opened in the 1860s, is one of the few restored examples of a Gründerzeit railway station made of red brick (for almost 80 years, like almost all similar stations in Germany, it was whitewashed in the style of the New Objectivity). Old Forestry Office The building, which is also known as the "post office" because of its former function, is a stately late Baroque half-timbered house from the 17th century. The preserved cellars, however, date back to the 13th century. Today it houses a hotel and gastronomy open to the public. Morschen Town Hall The town hall is housed in the former Raabe farm in the centre of the historic village of Altmorschen. It is an 18th century half-timbered house with modern extensions. Old School The oldest school building in Morschen and one of the oldest in northern Hesse was built in the early 18th century as a half-timbered structure. The building served as a primary school until the 1960s. In the 19th century, it also housed the forestry school. Old Village Church Situated in the upper village of Altmorschen, only the tower of the church from around 1200 has been preserved and was still used for church services until very recently. The ruins are surrounded by a cemetery with historic gravestones. Fire Brigade Museum The museum outside the old town houses exhibits of regional fire brigade history since the 19th century. Haydau Monastery Haydau Monastery, a former Cistercian nunnery, built in the mid-13th to early 14th centuries and converted into a landgravial castle in the mid-16th