Bad Hersfeld
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Bad Hersfeld | |
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 View of the old town Bad Hersfeld, taken from the Tageberg | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Hersfeld within Hersfeld-Rotenburg district  | |
  Bad Hersfeld  Bad Hersfeld | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′N 9°42′E / 50.867°N 9.700°ECoordinates: 50°52′N 9°42′E / 50.867°N 9.700°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Hersfeld-Rotenburg |
| Subdivisions | 11 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Fehling (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.87 km2 (28.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 29,615 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 36251 |
| Dialling codes | 06621, 06625(Beiershausen) |
| Vehicle registration | HEF, ROF |
| Website | www.bad-hersfeld.de |
Bad Hersfeld is the capital of the district Hersfeld-Rotenburg, in the state of Hesse in Germany. It is a well-known festival and spa town. Every summer, the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele (festival) are held here in 1951 at the monastery ruins. It is the largest Romanesque church ruin in Europe.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). January 2018.
Other websites[change | change source]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bad Hersfeld. |
- Official website of Bad Hersfeld (in German)
- Bad Hersfeld Festival (in German)
- Lullusfest in Bad Hersfeld (in German)
