STADTRADELN

STADTRADELN

What is CITY CYCLING?

Since 2022, the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg - and all of its towns and municipalities - has been taking part in the international CITY CYCLING campaign organised by the Climate Alliance. In this way, everyone in Waldeck-Frankenberg can do something good for the environment by entering all the kilometres they cycle into the competition during the campaign period. For 21 days, they should cycle as many kilometres as possible in a climate-friendly way - and "cycle" as many kilometres as possible. Each kilometre cycled will be counted individually. There are great prizes to be won. The aim of the CITY CYCLING campaign is to promote more cycling, more climate protection and more quality of life in the municipalities - and ultimately to make cycling more fun.

CITY CYCLING 2026 – RESULTS

From 4 to 24 June 2026, the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg, together with all 21 towns and municipalities, took part for the fifth time in the Climate Alliance’s international ‘STADTRADELN’ campaign. THANK YOU to everyone involved!

In Waldeck-Frankenberg, the result has been determined:

  • 2,376 cyclists
  • 218 teams
  • 561,320 kilometres
  • 92 tonnes of CO₂ avoided

 


Ranking of local authorities
 

Place

City/Municipality

Km (absolute)

1.

Frankenberg Eder

90.170

2.

Bad Wildungen

81.770

3.

Bad Arolsen

68.805

4.

Edertal

58.958

5.

Korbach

54.879

6.

Hatzfeld (Eder)

42.261

7.

Volkmarsen

41.587

8.

Waldeck

20.992

9.

Allendorf (Eder)

12.674

10.

Diemelstadt

11.308

11

Vöhl

10.484

12

Lichtenfels

10.367

13.

Battenberg (Eder)

8.975

14

Willingen (Upland)

8.830

15.

Gemünden (Wohra)

8.156

16.

Twistetal

4.793

17.

Rosenthal

3.409

18.

Frankenau

2.245

19.

Diemelsee

1.654

20.

Burgwald

1.632

21.

Haina (monastery)

1.316

 

Winners by category

The most cycling-friendly municipality (with between 10,000 and 49,999 residents*) with the highest total number of kilometres cycled:
Frankenberg (Eder), 90,170 km

The most cycling-friendly municipality (with fewer than 10,000 residents*) with the highest total number of kilometres cycled:
Edertal, 58,958 km

Largest team:
Bad Wildungen Volunteer Fire Brigade, 59 members

Team with the highest cycling activity (team with the most kilometres, in absolute terms):
TSV Eifa 1921 e.V., 18,866 km

Team with the most active cyclists:
(the team that cycled the most kilometres per person (average))

1st place: The Hartmänner (1,681 km per person)
2nd place: The Pedal-Pfoten (925 km per person)
3rd place: The Newcomers (884 km per person)

Most active cyclists (absolute distance in km, individual classification):
1st place: Fritz Emde, Open Team – Bad Arolsen 2,712 km
2nd place: Joachim Siedler, Open Team – Waldeck 2,687 km
3rd place: Olaf Achterberg, Team Mandern 2,665 km

 

Most actively cycling city/municipal parliament (most kilometres per capita):

Town of Volkmarsen, 20.30 km per person