Hünfeld
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 Hünfeld | |
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  Hünfeld | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′0″N 9°46′0″E / 50.66667°N 9.76667°ECoordinates: 50°40′0″N 9°46′0″E / 50.66667°N 9.76667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Fulda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–25) | Benjamin Tschesnok[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119.77 km2 (46.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,613 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 36088 |
| Dialling codes | 06652 |
| Vehicle registration | FD |
| Website | www.huenfeld.de |
Hünfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Fulda. In 2000, the town hosted the 40th Hessentag state festival. Hünfeld has a population close to 16,000.
Infrastructure[]
Transport[]
The federal road B27 crosses Hünfeld from north to south. Eastbound B84 begins here.
Townhall of Hünfeld
The closest motorway is Autobahn A7 Flensburg - Füssen, the nearest interchange is "Hünfeld / Schlitz AS 90", 7 km distance to the town center.
Hünfeld has a railway station on the Bebra–Fulda railway. The nearest Intercity-Express stop is Fulda railway station.
The nearest international airport is Frankfurt International Airport, 140 km distance to city-center
Governance[]
Town twinning[]
Hünfeld is twinned with:
- Landerneau, Département Finistère,
France, since 14 July 1968 - Geisa, Thuringia,
Germany, since 1990 - Prószków, Opole Voivodeship,
Poland, since 4 October 1997 - Steinberg, Saxony, Germany
Notable people[]
- Wilm Hosenfeld (1895–1952)
- Johann Leonhard Pfaff (1775–1848), bishop of Fulda
- Franz Maria Liedig (1900–1967)
- Konrad Zuse (1910–1995)
- Paul Frielinghaus (1959)
- (1988), German teacher
Festivals[]
- , in Hünfeld-Oberfeld (in August)
See also[]
External links[]
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References[]
- ^ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
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