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.
Hünfeld | |
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 Hünfeld | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hünfeld within Fulda district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′N 9°46′E / 50.667°N 9.767°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Fulda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–25) | Benjamin Tschesnok[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.77 km2 (46.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,941 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/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 |
Infrastructure
editTransport
editThe federal road B27 crosses Hünfeld from north to south. Eastbound B84 begins here.
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
editTown twinning
editHünfeld is twinned with:
Notable people
edit- Wilm Hosenfeld (1895–1952)
- Johann Leonhard Pfaff (1775–1848), bishop of Fulda
- Franz Maria Liedig (1900–1967)
- Konrad Zuse (1910–1995)
- Paul Frielinghaus (1959)
- Vincenz Blanquett (1988), German teacher
Festivals
edit- Rhön Rock Open Air, in Hünfeld-Oberfeld (in August)
See also
editExternal links
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References
edit- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
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