Bad Hersfeld

Bad Hersfeld
Bad Hersfeld
Town
	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°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Subdivisions	11 districts
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Fehling (Ind.)
Area
• Total	73.82 km2 (28.50 sq mi)
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	30,857
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 Hessen 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.