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Niederaula
Niederaula is a market community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, 59 km south of Kassel. Geography Location The community lies on the Fulda between the outliers of the Rhön, the Vogelsberg and the Knüllgebirge (ranges). Within town limits, the rivers Aula, Jossa and Hattenbach all empty into the Fulda. The nearest major towns or cities are Bad Hersfeld, 10 km to the northeast, Alsfeld, 24 km to the west and Fulda, 29 km to the south. Neighbouring communities Niederaula borders in the north on the community of Kirchheim and the town of Bad Hersfeld, in the east on the community of Hauneck, in the south on the community of Haunetal (all in Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and the town of Schlitz (in the Vogelsbergkreis) and in the west on the community of Breitenbach am Herzberg (in Hersfeld-Rotenburg). Constituent communities Niederaula’s eight ''Ortsteile'' are Niederaula, Mengshausen, Solms, Niederjossa (700 inhabitants), Hattenbach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirchheim, Hesse
Kirchheim is a municipality in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany. Geography Location The community lies on the south slope of the Knüllgebirge (range) in the valley of the brook Ibra and the Aula, which empties into the Fulda near Niederaula. The local mountain is the 636 m-high Eisenberg. The nearest major towns and cities are Bad Hersfeld (some 10 km to the east), Fulda (some to the south) and Alsfeld (some to the west). Kassel lies to the north. Neighbouring communities Kirchheim borders in the north on the community of Neuenstein, in the east on the town of Bad Hersfeld, in the south on the community of Niederaula, in the southwest on the community of Breitenbach am Herzberg (all in Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and in the west on the community of Oberaula (in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis). Constituent communities Kirchheim's ''Ortsteile'', besides the main centre, also called Kirchheim, are Allendorf, Frielingen, Gersdorf, Gershausen, Goßmannsrode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Hersfeld
The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld (''Bad'' is "spa" in German; the Old High German name of the city was ''Herolfisfeld'') is the district seat of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast of Kassel. Bad Hersfeld is known countrywide above all for the '' Bad Hersfelder Festspiele'' (festival), which have taken place each year since 1951 at the monastery ruins. These themselves are said to be Europe's biggest Romanesque church ruin. In 1967, the town hosted the seventh '' Hessentag'' state festival. Geography Location The town lies in the Hersfeld Basin formed here by the forks of the Fulda and the Haune. The inner town lies on the Fulda's left bank. Furthermore, the Geisbach and the Solz empty into the Fulda in the municipal area. In the southwest lie the Vogelsberg Mountains, in the northwest the Knüll and in the northeast the Seulingswald (ranges, the latter visible in the background of this image). The town' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsfeld
Alsfeld () is a town in the center of Hesse, in Germany. Located about north of Frankfurt, Alsfeld is part of the densely populated Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, with nearby Lauterbach, Hesse, Lauterbach (about east), one of the two centre cities of the Vogelsbergkreis district. Alsfeld is best described as a blend of a historic bourgeois European town and its rural-agriculture, agricultural environs and shaped by typical Lutheranism, Lutheran-Pietism, Pietist characteristics, such as austerity and a Protestant work ethic. It is well known for its well-preserved old town with hundreds of picturesque timber-frame houses, and part of the German Timber-Frame Road. Geography Large towns nearby are Bad Hersfeld about to the east, Fulda to the southeast, Gießen to the west and Marburg an der Lahn about to the northwest. Alsfeld is located on the upper part of the Schwalm (Eder), Schwalm in the northern Vogelsberg and just to the south of the Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breitenbach Am Herzberg
Breitenbach am Herzberg (officially ''Breitenbach a. Herzberg'') is a municipality in southwesternmost Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany. Geography Location The community lies at the foot of the Hirschberg (often also known as the Herzberg) and the Rimberg in the southern Knüllgebirge (range). The constituent communities are scattered through the Jossa valley and its side valleys. The municipal area’s lowest point is to be found on the Jossa in the constituent community of Oberjossa and lies 234 m above sea level. Its highest point lies 529 m above sea level on the slopes of the Rimberg. The community lies between Alsfeld (some 18 km to the west) and Bad Hersfeld (some 20 km to the northeast). Neighbouring communities Breitenbach borders in the north on the communities of Ottrau and Oberaula (both in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the east on the communities of Kirchheim and Niederaula (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in the south on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a ''Kreis'' (Districts of Germany, district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Werra-Meißner, Wartburgkreis, Fulda (district), Fulda, Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder. History In 1821, districts were created in Hesse, including the districts Hersfeld and Rotenburg, which stayed nearly unchanged (except a short period after the revolution of 1848, when they were dissolved) through the annexion of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) by Prussia and the creation of the Hesse state. In 1972 both districts were merged into one. Geography The district contains the hilly landscape of ''Waldhessen'', the mountains are of the ''Knüllgebirge'', ''Stölzinger Gebirge'', ''Richelsdorfer Gebirge'' and the ''Kuppenrhön'', part of the Rhön mountains. Coat of arms The coat of arms is a combination of the two coat of arms of the precursor districts. The cross in the left half is taken from the old arms of the Hersfeld abbey; the tilia, linden branch is taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlitz, Hesse
Schlitz () is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in eastern Hesse, Germany. Geography Location The town of Schlitz lies at the outlet of the small river Schlitz on the Fulda. Neighbouring communities Schlitz borders in the north on the communities of Breitenbach and Niederaula (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in the east on the communities of Haunetal (Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and Burghaun and the town of Hünfeld (both in Fulda district), in the southeast on the city of Fulda (Fulda district), in the south on the communities of Großenlüder and Bad Salzschlirf (both in Fulda district), in the southwest on the community of Wartenberg, and in the west on the town of Lauterbach. Constituent communities Schlitz is divided into the following communities: Bernshausen, Fraurombach, Hartershausen, Hemmen, Hutzdorf, Nieder-Stoll, Ober-Wegfurth, Pfordt, Queck, Rimbach, Sandlofs, Schlitz, Üllershausen, Ützhausen, Unter-Schwarz, Unter-Wegfurth and Willofs. History The name Schlitz had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunetal
Haunetal is a municipality in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany. Haunetal is the district's southernmost municipality. Geography Location Haunetal is located in the ''Vorderrhön'' (literally: “Anterior Rhön”) between Bad Hersfeld, which is some from it, and Hünfeld, which is some from it. The community stretches along both sides of the lower Haune river. Rising above the community is the Stoppelsberg. Neighbouring communities Haunetal borders in the northwest on the community of Niederaula, in the northeast on the community of Hauneck (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in the east on the community of Eiterfeld, in the south on the community of Burghaun (both in Fulda district) and in the west on the town of Schlitz (in the Vogelsbergkreis). Constituent communities Haunetal's ''Ortsteile'' are Hermannspiegel, Holzheim, Kruspis, Mauers, Meisenbach, Müsenbach, Neukirchen, Oberstoppel, Unterstoppel, Odensachsen, Rhina, Schletzenrod, Stärklos, We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauneck
Hauneck is a municipality in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany. Geography Location The town of Bad Hersfeld lies right nearby to the north. Some 35 km away lie Fulda to the south and Alsfeld to the west. The community stretches along the Haune. A few kilometres to the north, the Haune flows into the Fulda. Constituent communities The community's ''Ortsteile'' are Bodes, Eitra, Fischbach, Oberhaun, Rotensee, Sieglos and Unterhaun. Neighbouring communities These are Bad Hersfeld, Schenklengsfeld, Eiterfeld, Haunetal and Niederaula. History In 972 came the first documentary mention of a chapel. It is believed to have served as a pilgrimage place. The village developing here had its first documentary mention in 1217 in a document from the abbot of Hersfeld Abbey, Ludwig I to the ''Vogt'' (roughly “reeve”) Bertho von Buchenau, in which the place is named as Cruceberc. The chapel served over the centuries that followed as a village church. In the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Germany in 1990). The Greens had itself merged with the East German Green Party after German reunification in 1990. Since November 2024, Franziska Brantner and Felix Banaszak have been co-leaders of the party. It currently holds 85 of the 630 seats in the Bundestag, having won 11% of first votes and 11.6% of second votes cast in the 2025 German federal election, 2025 federal election, putting it in fourth place of the seven political parties by number of seats. Its parliamentary co-leaders are Britta Haßelmann and Katharina Dröge. The Greens have been part of the federal government twice: first as a junior partner to the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democrats (SPD) from 1998 to 2005, and then with the SPD and the Free Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt
The statistical offices of the German states (German language, German: ) carry out the task of collecting official statistics in Germany together and in cooperation with the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Federal Statistical Office. The implementation of statistics according to Article 83 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution is executed at state level. The Bundestag, federal government has, under Article 73 (1) 11. of the constitution, the exclusive legislation for the "statistics for federal purposes." There are 14 statistical offices for the States of Germany, 16 states: See also * Federal Statistical Office of Germany References {{Reflist National statistical services, Germany Lists of organisations based in Germany, Statistical offices Official statistics, Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union Of Germany
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ( , CDU ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is the major party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 January 2022, and has served as the Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. The CDU is the largest party in the Bundestag, the German federal legislature, with 208 out of 630 seats, having won 28.5% of votes in the 2025 German federal election, 2025 federal election. It forms the CDU/CSU Bundestag faction, also known as the Union, with its Bavarian counterpart, the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). The group's parliamentary leader is also Friedrich Merz. Founded in 1945 as an interdenominational Christian party, the CDU effectively succeeded the pre-war Catholic Centre Party (Germany), Centre Party, with many former members joining the party, including its first leader Konrad Adenauer. The party also included politicians of other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full achievement (heraldry), heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest (heraldry), crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail "surcoat" garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. Roll of arms, Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been a source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a nobility, noble family, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
