Bad Hersfeld
Bad Hersfeld | |
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![]() View of the old town Bad Hersfeld, taken from the Tageberg | |
Coordinates: 50°52′N 9°42′E / 50.867°N 9.700°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Kassel |
District | Hersfeld-Rotenburg |
Subdivisions | 11 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor | Thomas Fehling (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 73.82 km2 (28.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 30,652 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 36251 |
Dialling codes | 06621, 06625(Beiershausen) |
Vehicle registration | HEF, ROF |
Website | www |
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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Stiftsruine_hersfeld_oben.jpg/300px-Stiftsruine_hersfeld_oben.jpg)
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Media related to Bad Hersfeld at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Bad Hersfeld (in German)
- Bad Hersfeld Festival (in German)
- Lullusfest in Bad Hersfeld (in German)
- ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.