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(Redirected from Gersfeld (Rhön)) Town in Hesse, Germany
Gersfeld
Town
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Location of Gersfeld within Fulda district
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Gersfeld is located in GermanyGersfeldGersfeld Show map of GermanyGersfeld is located in HesseGersfeldGersfeld Show map of Hesse
Coordinates: 50°27′N 09°55′E / 50.450°N 9.917°E / 50.450; 9.917
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictFulda
Government
 • Mayor (2021–27) Steffen Korell (CDU)
Area
 • Total89.37 km (34.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation950 m (3,120 ft)
Lowest elevation371 m (1,217 ft)
Population
 • Total5,516
 • Density62/km (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes36129
Dialling codes06654, 06656
Vehicle registrationFD
Websitewww.gersfeld.de

Gersfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Fulda River, in the Rhön Mountains, 20 km (12.43 mi) southeast of Fulda. It belonged to the abbey-principality of Fulda before secularisation in 1803. It then belonged to the Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda between 1803 and 1806, to France between 1806 and 1810, and then later to the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt between 1810 and 1813. After the Battle of Leipzig, it was occupied by the Allied troops of the Sixth Coalition between 1813 and 1815. After that, it was ceded to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1815. During the Austro-Prussian War, it was occupied by Prussia before its annexation in the newly established Hesse Nassau province. It was finally incorporated in the state of Hesse in 1945.

  • Baroque castle Baroque castle
  • Clinic in castle park Clinic in castle park
  • Castle park Castle park

Notable people

References

  1. "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
Towns and municipalities in Fulda district
Wappen des Landkreises Fulda
Wappen des Landkreises Fulda


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