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Municipality in Hesse, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ehrenberg is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.
Ehrenberg | |
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Location of Ehrenberg within Fulda district | |
Coordinates: 50°31′34″N 10°0′51″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Kassel |
District | Fulda |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–25) | Peter Kirchner[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 40.81 km2 (15.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,549 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 36115 |
Dialling codes | 06683 06681 (Thaiden, Reulbach) |
Vehicle registration | FD |
Website | www.gemeinde-ehrenberg.de |
The municipality is located in the centre of the wildlife park "Hessische Rhön" in a level of 450 up to 900 meters and approx. 30 km from Fulda. Most of its districts are situated in the valley of the river Ulster and are crossed by the interstate road B278. Only Reulbach is in another valley.
Ehrenberg touches the municipalities Hilders (rural district Fulda) in the north, Birx (Thuringia), the town Fladungen (Bavaria), the municipality Hausen (also Bavaria) and the town Oberelsbach (also Bavaria) the east, the town Gersfeld (district Fulda) in the south and the municipality Poppenhausen (district Fulda) in the west.
The smallest village of the municipality is characterized by prevailing agriculture. In the centre of the village there is a bakehouse where the annual Melpertser Bakehousefestival is taking place. In Melperts there is a pottery.
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