Twistetal is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, southwest of Bad Arolsen.

Twistetal is only a short way downstream from, and southwest of, the Twistesee, a man-made lake.

Twistetal consists of the following centres: The community's mayor is Stefan Dittmann (FDP), elected in 2018.

Through Twistetal runs Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) 252 from Korbach to Bad Arolsen.

Well known points of interest nearby are the Twistesee in the community itself, and a bit farther afield, Bad Arolsen.