Hünfeld
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Not to be confused with Hünfelden .
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Location of the town of Hünfeld within Fulda district
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| Coordinates | 50°40′0″N 9°46′0″E / 50.666667°N 9.766667°ECoordinates: 50°40′0″N 9°46′0″E / 50.666667°N 9.766667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Fulda |
| Mayor | Dr. Eberhard Fennel |
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| Area | 119.77 km2 (46.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Population | 15,989 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 133 /km2 (346 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | FD |
| Postal code | 36088 |
| Area code | 06652 |
| Website | www.huenfeld.de |
Hünfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Fulda.
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[edit] Notable people
- Wilm Hosenfeld (1895–1952)
- Johann Leonhard Pfaff (1775–1848), bishop of Fulda
- Konrad Zuse (1910–1995)
[edit] Transport
The federal highway B27 crosses Hünfeld from north to south. Eastbound B84 begins here.
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
[edit] Twin towns — sister cities
Hünfeld is twinned with:
- Landerneau, Département Finistère,
France , since 14. Juli 1968 - Geisa, Thuringia,
Germany, since 1990 - Prószków, Opole Voivodeship,
Poland, since 4. Oktober 1997 - Steinberg, Saxony, Germany
[edit] See also
Media related to Hünfeld at Wikimedia Commons- Fulda Gap
- Observation Post Alpha
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