Hünfeld Explained

Hünfeld should not be confused with Hünfelden.

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Hünfeld COA.svg
Coordinates:50.6667°N 55°W
Image Plan:Hünfeld in FD.svg
State:Hesse
Region:Kassel
District:Fulda
Elevation:261
Area:119.77
Gemeindeschlüssel:06631015
Postal Code:36088
Area Code:06652
Licence:FD
Website:www.huenfeld.de
Mayor:Benjamin Tschesnok[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 25
Party:CDU

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

Transport

The federal road B27 crosses Hünfeld from north to south. Eastbound B84 begins here.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

Festivals

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden. de. 5 September 2022. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. XLS.