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Hünfeld

Coordinates: 50°40′N 9°46′E / 50.667°N 9.767°E / 50.667; 9.767
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Not to be confused with Hünfelden.
Hünfeld
Town
Hünfeld
Hünfeld
Coat of arms of Hünfeld
Coat of arms
Location of Hünfeld within Fulda district
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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
119.77 km2 (46.24 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
16,941
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36088
Dialling codes06652
Vehicle registrationFD
Websitewww.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

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Transport

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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, 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

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Town twinning

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Hünfeld is twinned with:

Notable people

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

Festivals

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See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hünfeld.

References

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  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.


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