Unopposed, he was re-elected in 2013, gaining 92.52%. The turnout was 55.35%. He was re-elected in May 2019. This time he got 82.68%, while a rival candidate got 17.32%. The turnout was 69.89%. Coat of arms The town's arms might be described thus: Gules a bordure argent surmounted by the bust of a knight armoured proper. Even the oldest known seal, from 1578, showed the knight. It could be a rendering of Roland, which was put in the arms as a sign of the lawcourt. It is also conceivable that the arms are canting with the knight standing as a peacekeeper in this former, once constantly contested bordertown. Wahr’ ’n Fried would, after all, be a rather vernacular way of saying “Keep the peace” in German, and it does sound rather like “Wanfried”. Town partnerships Plouescat, Finistère, France Schörfling am Attersee, Upper Austria, Austria The outlying centre of Altenburschla has the following sister village: Villeneuve-les-Sablons, Oise, France Culture and sightseeing Museums Wanfried local museum at the Keudellsches Schloss Documentation centre for German postwar history Village museum in the outlying centre of Heldra Buildings Schlagd, old harbour on the Werra with timber-frame warehouses Keudellsches Schloss Wanfried Landgrave’s palace Historic Town Hall, built in the 17th century Harm'sches Haus from the time of river shipping Hotel "Zum Schwan", lavishly restored timber-frame house from 1690 Old Post, former Thurn-und-Taxis postal house, built in 1751 Aue lordly seat from 1576 and ruins of the Aue moated castle Ruins of an old fief house (in Völkershausen, Schlierbachswald) Hostel "Im Kleegarten" in Heldra, lavishly restored estate aus from the 17th century that has already won a number of prizes for monument protection Natural monuments Plesse (479.6 m above sea level), mountain with 60 m-tall light limestone rock face and the "Plesseturm" (tower), near Wanfried Heldrastein (503.8 m above sea level; “King of the Werra valley”), mountain with 62 m-tall and 2 km-wide rock face and the "Turm der Einheit" (“Unity Tower”), near Treffurt Hülfensberg (448.2 m above sea level), richly wooded mountain and pilgrimage site near Geismar Sport Schützenverein Wanfried 1568 (shooting club) VfL Wanfried; biggest sport club in Wanfried and second biggest club in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis Wanfried is the district’s team handball stronghold. Leisure Outdoor swimming pool Playing field with skating complex Regular events "Schmandfest" (smetana festival) every August "Volks-, Schützen-, und Heimatfest" (folk, shooting and local history festival) yearly on the second weekend in