Hünfeld
Not to be confused with Hünfelden.
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Location of Hünfeld within Fulda district 
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| 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 | |
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| • Mayor | Stefan Schwenk | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 119.77 km2 (46.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 15,843 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 36088 | |
| Dialling codes | 06652 | |
| Vehicle registration | FD | |
| Website | www.huenfeld.de | |
Hünfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hessen, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Fulda. In 2000, the town hosted the 40th Hessentag state festival.
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)
Memorial of Konrad Zuse, inventor of the Computer, at Stadtpark Hünfeld
Transport
The federal highway B27 crosses Hünfeld from north to south. Eastbound B84 begins here.
Townhall of Hünfeld
Next motorway Autobahn A7 Flensburg - Füssen, next motorway-junction "Hünfeld / Schlitz AS 90", 7 km distance to city-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
Twin towns — sister cities
Hünfeld is twinned with:
- Landerneau, Département Finistère,
France, since July 14th, 1968 - Geisa, Thuringia,
Germany, since 1990 - Prószków, Opole Voivodeship,
Poland, since October 4th, 1997 - Steinberg, Saxony, Germany
See also
External links
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References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.
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