City bikes Waldeck-Frankenberg 2025: Records and new number of participants!

Waldeck-Frankenberg feiert Rekordsieg beim Stadtradeln 2025: 2639 Teilnehmer legen über 635.000 km zurück – ein Schritt für Klimaschutz und Radverkehr.
Waldeck-Frankenberg celebrates record victory in city cycling 2025: 2639 participants cover over 635,000 km-a step for climate protection and bicycle traffic. (Symbolbild/NAGW)

City bikes Waldeck-Frankenberg 2025: Records and new number of participants!

Waldeck-Frankenberg, Deutschland - The city bike in Waldeck-Frankenberg is in full swing and surprised this year with records! According to information from hna participants took part, which together made an incredible 635.908 kilometers. This means an increase in the previous year, when the total number of kilometers driven was only around 550,000. In this way, the district has set a clear record for both the number of participants and the kilometers traveled and ranks with a per capita average of 240.9 kilometers below the municipalities with 100,000 to 500,000 inhabitants in Hesse.

The competition took place between June 1 and 21, and fortunately all 21 cities and municipalities were involved in the district. If you want to take a look at the individual results, you will soon find the information available until June 28th, while the final result will be published in mid -July. The winning teams will then be awarded in Korbach at the beginning of September.

A look at the best participants

The cities and schools showed particularly remarkable achievements in the competition. The ranking of the cities led Frankenberg, with 114,649 kilometers, followed by Bad Wildungen with 97,059 kilometers and Eder Valley with 82,850 kilometers. It is also exciting that Edertal is the place with the highest per capita value of 13.14 kilometers.

In the area of ​​schools, the comprehensive school Eder Valley provided the best team with 21,215 kilometers, followed by the Christian-Rauch School in Bad Arolsen (18,420 km) and Team Mandern (17,711 km).

an event for the entire family

The event was opened with various activities on June 1st, including star trips to the Edertaler Bike-Park and a family party that took place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On this day, four family -friendly routes were offered, which were also suitable for children. These tours had a planned driving speed of around 15 km/h and were accompanied by a guide. It is important to mention that there were no charging options for e-bikes at the destination and the return trip was on your own responsibility. The road traffic regulations were also carried out throughout the events and it was a helmet obligation.

The entire competition pursues a clear goal: sensitization to cycling in everyday life, which particularly contributes to improving cycling planning. As a reminder: The initiative was launched by the climate alliance, a network of municipalities to protect the global climate. Information and digital route planning are available via a flyer and GPX data.

The promotion of bicycle traffic in view

An important aspect that many may not have in mind is the support of cycling through various funding programs. These initiatives help expand cycling conditions and contribute to climate protection. An overview of the application procedures for funding that deals with projects to promote cycling can be read at Klimaschutz.de . It is exciting to see how the framework conditions can be improved by such programs.

Overall, the city cycling in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district shows how much movement is in the region and that cycling is not only environmentally friendly, but is also fun and contributes to health. The municipalities are on the right track, and the next steps in cycling planning promise a lot of potential.

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