Hünfeld

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.

Not to be confused with Hünfelden.
Hünfeld
Hünfeld
Coat of arms
Location of Hünfeld within Fulda district
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Hünfeld
Hünfeld
Coordinates: 50°40′0″N 9°46′0″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictFulda
Government
 • MayorStefan Schwenk
Area
 • Total119.77 km2 (46.24 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total16,512
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
36088
Dialling codes06652
Vehicle registrationFD
Websitewww.huenfeld.de

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, 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:

Notable people
Memorial of Konrad Zuse, inventor of the Computer, at Stadtpark Hünfeld

Festivals
  • Rhön Rock Open Air, in Hünfeld-Oberfeld (in August)
gollark: Oh? I thought it was good.
gollark: Well, you partly were, but whatever.
gollark: Especially since we don't *want* attack.
gollark: And it ***IS*** flawed. Why? Because it makes defense harder than attack.
gollark: Don't just say "It's good because it's been around for ages".

See also

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2018". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2019.
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