Hungen

Hungen
Hungen
Location of the town of Hungen within Gießen district
Coordinates	50°28′N 8°54′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Gießen
Mayor	Klaus Peter Weber
Basic statistics
Area	86.75 km2 (33.49 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m  (472 ft)
Population	12,576 (31 December 2010)
- Density	145 /km2 (375 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	GI
Postal code	35410
Area code	06402
Website	www.hungen.de

Hungen

Hungen is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 20 km southeast of Gießen, and 18 km northeast of Friedberg. Surrounding towns are Laubach to the north, Nidda to the east, Wölfersheim to the south, and Münzenberg and Lich to the west.

The history of Hungen dates back to 782. In 1806 it came under the sovereignty of the Grand Duchy of Hesse.

Buildings of interest include the Hungen Castle, the Evangelical Church, parts of the medieval city wall and the Hauptbahnhof (main railroad station).

Hungen in the media

Literature

Shmuel Spector, Geoffrey Wigoder, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, ISBN 0-8147-9356-8, New York University Press, 2001.

Film

My Opposition: the Diaries of Friedrich Kellner

The railroad station of Hungen can be seen in this 2007 Canadian documentary, which recounts the story of Robert Scott Kellner and his grandfather, Friedrich Kellner, chief justice inspector of Laubach who wrote the anti-Nazi diary, "My Opposition."

See also

• Hungen (meteorite), for the Hungen meteorite (fallen in 1877).
• List of conflicts in Europe, for the Hungen-Rodheim War (1877-1881).
• Gold rush, for the gold rush in Hungen-Inheiden in 1877.