Fulda (district)

Fulda
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Capital	Fulda
Area
• Total	1,380.39 km2 (532.97 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)
• Total	223,023
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FD
Website	http://www.landkreis-fulda.de

Fulda (IPA: [ˈfʊlda]) is a Kreis (district) in the north-east of Hesse, Germany.

History

The district was created in 1821, when the duchy of Stift Fulda became a province of Hesse, and was split into four districts. The last change to the district was in 1975, when the Hünfeld district was added to the district.

Stiffolder

Arround 1717-1804, People from Stift Fulda went to Hungary, and settled especially in the Komitat Baranya. This subgroup of the Danube Swabians are called Stifolder or Stiffoller, There is also a street named the Stiffollerweg in Petersberg near Fulda

Coat of arms

The left side of the coat of arms shows a black cross, the sign of the monastery of Fulda. The lion on the right side is taken from the Hesse coat of arms, symbolizing that the district was part of Hesse 1821–1866, and again after 1945. The coat of arms was granted in 1936.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Fulda Gersfeld Hünfeld Tann (Rhön)	Bad Salzschlirf Burghaun Dipperz Ebersburg Ehrenberg Eichenzell Eiterfeld Flieden Großenlüder Hilders	Hofbieber Hosenfeld Kalbach Künzell Neuhof Nüsttal Petersberg Poppenhausen Rasdorf

Other websites

• Official website (German)
• All around information portal of Fulda
• 360 degree virtual tour through the Hessian Rhön