Hünfeld

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Hünfeld
Town
Hünfeld
Hünfeld
Coat of arms of Hünfeld
Coat of arms
Location of Hünfeld within Fulda district
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Location of Hünfeld
Hünfeld is located in Germany
Hünfeld
Hünfeld
Hünfeld is located in Hesse
Hünfeld
Hünfeld
Coordinates: 50°40′N 9°46′E / 50.667°N 9.767°E / 50.667; 9.767
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictFulda
Government
 • Mayor (2019–25) Benjamin Tschesnok[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
119.75 km2 (46.24 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
17,130
 • Density143.0/km2 (370.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36088
Dialling codes06652
Vehicle registrationFD
Websitewww.huenfeld.de

Hünfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈhyːnfɛlt] ⓘ) 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 of 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, and the nearest interchange is "Hünfeld / Schlitz AS 90", a 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:

Notable people

Memorial of Konrad Zuse, inventor of the programmable Computer, at Stadtpark Hünfeld

Festivals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.