Hünfeld | |
|---|---|
Hünfeld | |
Location of Hünfeld within Fulda district | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Stefan Schwenk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119.77 km2 (46.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 16,616 |
| • 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.
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)
- Vincenz Blanquett (1988), German teacher
Memorial of Konrad Zuse, inventor of the Computer, at Stadtpark Hünfeld
Festivals
- Rhön Rock Open Air, in Hünfeld-Oberfeld (in August)
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.