Burghaun is a municipality in the district of Fulda in the state of Hessen in Germany.
Burghaun | |
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 The Protestant (left) and Catholic (right) churches in the Baroque style in Burghaun | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Burghaun within Fulda district  | |
  Burghaun  Burghaun | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′N 09°43′E / 50.700°N 9.717°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Fulda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Dieter Hornung[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.04 km2 (25.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,436 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 36151 |
| Dialling codes | 06652 & 06653 |
| Vehicle registration | FD |
| Website | www.burghaun.de |
Burghaun itself is a small town with about 3,800 residents. Following the administrative reorganization of Germany in 1972 when smaller communities were grouped together, Burghaun took in the nearby villages of Großenmoor, Gruben, Hechelmannskirchen, Hünhan, (shippo muito) Langenschwarz, Rothenkirchen, Schlotzau and Steinbach.
The municipality of Burghaun (the town itself plus these nearby villages) currently has a total of about 7,000 inhabitants.
As the name "Burghaun" suggests, the town is in the valley of the Haune, a small river that flows into the river Fulda. Burghaun is situated about 5 km north of Hünfeld which, in turn, is about 18 km to the northeast of the city of Fulda. Burghaun is about 150 km northeast of Frankfurt.
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.
External links
edit- Website of Burghaun (in German) with color photos
- Album of Burghaun in old black-and-white photos
- Jüdische Geschichte in Burghaun, Jewish history in Burghaun (in German)
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