Hünfeld () is a town in the district of Fulda, in

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. It is situated 16 km northeast of Fulda. In 2000, the town hosted the 40th Hessentag state festival. Hünfeld has a population of 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

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- Füssen, and the nearest interchange is "Hünfeld / Schlitz AS 90", a 7 km distance to the town center. Hünfeld has a railway station on the Bebra–Fulda railway. The nearest

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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: * Landerneau, Département Finistère, , since 14 July 1968 * Geisa,

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Notable people

* Wilm Hosenfeld (1895–1952) * Johann Leonhard Pfaff (1775–1848), bishop of Fulda * Franz Maria Liedig (1900–1967) *

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(1910–1995) * Paul Frielinghaus (1959) * Vincenz Blanquett (1988), German teacher

Festivals

* Rhön Rock Open Air, in Hünfeld-Oberfeld (in August)

External links

Municipal website

Brochure of Hünfeld (in English)

References

Fulda (district) {{Hesse-geo-stub