Bad Hersfeld

Bad Hersfeld
Town
View of the old town Bad Hersfeld, taken from the Tageberg
View of the old town Bad Hersfeld, taken from the Tageberg
Coat of arms of Bad Hersfeld
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Hersfeld within Hersfeld-Rotenburg district
Bad Hersfeld is located in Germany
Bad Hersfeld
Bad Hersfeld
Bad Hersfeld is located in Hesse
Bad Hersfeld
Bad Hersfeld
Coordinates: 50°52′N 9°42′E / 50.867°N 9.700°E / 50.867; 9.700
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictHersfeld-Rotenburg
Subdivisions11 districts
Government
 • MayorThomas Fehling (Ind.)
Area
 • Total73.82 km2 (28.50 sq mi)
Elevation
212 m (696 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total30,652
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36251
Dialling codes06621, 06625(Beiershausen)
Vehicle registrationHEF, ROF
Websitewww.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.

View of the monastery ruins from the tower of the town church

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.

Other websites

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