Wehretal lies roughly 50 km southeast of the North Hesse city of Kassel.

The Renaissance artist Dietmar Merluan carved a wooden figurine of the child.

The most recent mayors were:[1] The four French communities have been part of an intensely cultivated partnership arrangement with Wehretal on various levels, starting with Bellou-en-Houlme in 1992 with the other three joining in 1995.

For more than 50 years now, the Heimat- und Wichtelfest (roughly, “Homeland and Hobgoblin Festival”) has been held, usually on the third weekend in June.

From Monday morning until late into the night, the traditional Frühschoppen is held in the tent.