Hungen

Hungen
Hungen
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hungen within Gießen district
	Hungen Hungen
	Coordinates: 50°28′N 08°54′E / 50.467°N 8.900°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Gießen
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Peter Weber
Area
• Total	86.75 km2 (33.49 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	13,073
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35410
Dialling codes	06402
Vehicle registration	GI
Website	www.hungen.de

Hungen is a town in the district of Gießen, in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) southeast of Gießen. It is 18 kilometres (11.2 miles) northeast of Friedberg. Other towns near Hungen are Laubach Nidda, Wölfersheim and Münzenberg.

The first documented mention of Hungen is in the year 782. In 1806 it became part of the Grand Duchy of Hessen.

Interesting buildings in Hungen are the Hungen Castle, the Evangelical Church, and the Hauptbahnhof, (the main railroad station). Also in Hungen can be seen parts of the town's medieval boundary wall.

Hungen in the media[change | change source]

My Opposition: The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner: The railroad station of Hungen can be seen in this 2007 Canadian documentary. Robert Scott Kellner came to Hungen in 1960 to search for his grandfather, Friedrich Kellner. Friedrich Kellner was the chief justice inspector of Laubach. He wrote the Friedrich Kellner Diary. Robert Scott Kellner is the English translator of the diary.