Ehrenberg, Hesse Explained

Type:Gemeinde
Ehrenberg
Image Coa:Wappen Ehrenberg (Rhön).png
Coordinates:50.5261°N 10.0142°W
Image Plan:Ehrenberg (Rhön) in FD.svg
State:Hessen
Region:Kassel
District:Fulda
Elevation:580
Area:40.81
Postal Code:36115
Area Code:06683
06681 (Thaiden, Reulbach)
Licence:FD
Gemeindeschlüssel:06 6 31 005
Website:www.gemeinde-ehrenberg.de
Mayor:Peter Kirchner[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 25
Party:Independent

Ehrenberg is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

The municipality is located in the centre of the wildlife park "Hessische Rhön" in a level of 450 up to 900 meters and approx. 30 km from Fulda. Most of its districts are situated in the valley of the river Ulster and are crossed by the interstate road B278. Only Reulbach is in another valley.

Neighbouring municipalities

Ehrenberg touches the municipalities Hilders (rural district Fulda) in the north, Birx (Thuringia), the town Fladungen (Bavaria), the municipality Hausen (also Bavaria) and the town Oberelsbach (also Bavaria) the east, the town Gersfeld (district Fulda) in the south and the municipality Poppenhausen (district Fulda) in the west.

Districts

Melperts

The smallest village of the municipality is characterized by prevailing agriculture. In the centre of the village there is a bakehouse where the annual Melpertser Bakehousefestival is taking place. In Melperts there is a pottery.

Reulbach

Seiferts

Thaiden

Wüstensachsen

Notes and References

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