Hünfeld
Hünfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Fulda. In 2000, the town hosted the 40th Hessentag state festival. Hünfeld has a population close to 16,000.Infrastructure
Transport
The federal road B27 crosses Hünfeld from north to south. Eastbound B84 begins here.
The closest motorway is Autobahn A7 Flensburg - Füssen, the nearest interchange is "Hünfeld / Schlitz AS 90", 7 km distance to the town center.
Hünfeld has a railway station on the Bebra–Fulda railway. The nearest Intercity-Express stop is Fulda railway station.
The nearest international airport is Frankfurt International Airport, 140 km distance to city-centerGovernance
Hünfeld is twinned with:
- Landerneau, Département Finistère,, since 14 July 1968
- Geisa, Thuringia,, since 1990
- Prószków, Opole Voivodeship,, since 4 October 1997
- Steinberg, Saxony,
Notable people
- Wilm Hosenfeld
- Johann Leonhard Pfaff, bishop of Fulda
- Franz Maria Liedig
- Konrad Zuse
- Paul Frielinghaus
- Vincenz Blanquett, German teacher
, inventor of the Computer, at Stadtpark HünfeldFestivals
