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 of 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, and the nearest interchange is "Hünfeld / Schlitz AS 90", a 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-center
Governance Town twinning 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 (1895–1952) Johann Leonhard Pfaff (1775–1848), bishop of Fulda Franz Maria Liedig (1900–1967) Konrad Zuse (1910–1995) Paul Frielinghaus (1959)
Festivals Rhön Rock Open Air, in Hünfeld-Oberfeld (in August)
See also Fulda Gap
External links
Municipal website Brochure of Hünfeld (in English) Konrad-Zuse-Museum Hünfeld (in German)
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