The village of Leitmar has an ancient name for a body of water, as the place name "Letmere" was formed from the Germanic root word "mari" (for spring, swamp, standing water).
Westheim lies to the north-east of the town center. In terms of landscape, the village belongs to the Waldeck tableland, which is cut through by the Diemel valley and overlaid by the Sintfeld further to the northeast or
