Künzell

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Künzell
Coat of arms of Künzell
Künzell is located in Germany
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Künzell
Coordinates 50°33′N 9°43′E / 50.55°N 9.71667°E / 50.55; 9.71667Coordinates: 50°33′N 9°43′E / 50.55°N 9.71667°E / 50.55; 9.71667
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Fulda
Municipal subdivisions 9 districts
Mayor Peter Meinecke (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 30.29 km2 (11.70 sq mi)
Elevation 336 m  (1102 ft)
Population 16,381 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 541 /km2 (1,401 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FD
Postal code 36093
Area code 0661
Website www.kuenzell.de

Künzell is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 3 km east of Fulda. It is twinned with the English town of Rustington.

The subdivisions are: Künzell/Bachrain, Pilgerzell, Engelhelms, Dirlos (with Loheland), Dietershausen, Keulos, Wissels and Dassen.

[edit] History

[edit] Early Middle Ages

In 743 a monk named Chindolf settled there in a cella. The place was named Chindecella or Kindecella.

[edit] References


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