Tann is a town in the district of Fulda, in

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. It is situated in the

Rhön Mountains The Rhön Mountains () are a group of low mountains (or ''Mittelgebirge'') in central Germany, located around the border area where the states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia come together. These mountains, which are at the extreme southeast end o ...

, 27 km northeast of

Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. History ...

. It is an accredited

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at the

Ulster River The Ulster is a river in Thuringia and Hesse, Germany. The Ulster's source is in the Rhön Mountains, near Ehrenberg. The Ulster flows generally north through the towns Hilders, Tann, Geisa and Unterbreizbach. It flows from the left into the W ...

Mayors

* Karl Hilgen (SPD) till 1983 * Wolfgang Schwake (CDU) till 1989 * Dieter Herchenhan] (SPD) till 2001 * Markus Meysner (CDU) till 2013 * Mario Dänner (independent) since 2013Endgültiges Wahlergebnis der Bürgermeisterwahl von 2013
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Buildings

Image:Stadttor tann.jpg, City gate of Tann (built 1557–1563) File:Tann (Rhön), Ev. Stadtpfarrkirche-20160505-001.jpg, Protestant church File:Tann schlosshinten gelb.jpg, Tann yellow castle File:Tann blau schloss.jpg, Tann blue castle

Sons and daughters of the town

Johann Ludwig Klüber Johann Ludwig Klüber (10 November 1762, Tann, near Fulda - 16 February 1837, Frankfurt am Main) was a German law professor, author and state official. Biography He was professor of law at the University of Erlangen (1786-1804), privat-referenda ...

(1762-1837), state lawyer and writer

Personalities who have worked on the spot

Johann Michael Bach (musician at Wuppertal) Johann Michael Bach (9 November 1745 in Struth near Schmalkalden – 13 June 1820 in Elberfeld) was a German composer, lawyer and music theorist. He was a son of Johann Elias Bach (1705–1755), and therefore a nephew of J. S. Bach. He is not to be ...

(1745-1820), a member of the musical Bach family. Worked in Tann as a church musician (1786 to ca. 1795) *

Sebastian Kehl Sebastian Walter Kehl (; born 13 February 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the Sporting Director of Borussia Dortmund. He amassed Bundesliga totals of 314 games and 24 goals o ...

(born 1980, Fulda), grew up in the district Lahrbach, professional football player (

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References

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