Burghaun is a municipality in the district of Fulda in the state of

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. Burghaun itself is a small town with about 3,800 residents. Following the administrative reorganization of Germany in 1972 when smaller communities were grouped together, Burghaun took in the nearby villages of Großenmoor, Gruben, Hechelmannskirchen, Hünhan, (shippo muito) Langenschwarz, Rothenkirchen, Schlotzau and Steinbach. The municipality of Burghaun (the town itself plus these nearby villages) currently has a total of about 7,000 inhabitants. As the name "Burghaun" suggests, the town is in the valley of the

Haune The Haune is a 67 km long river in Hesse, Germany, right tributary of the Fulda. Its source is near Dietershausen, southeast of the town Fulda, in the Rhön Mountains. The Haune flows generally north through the towns Hünfeld, Burghaun and ...

, a small river that flows into the river

Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. Histor ...

. Burghaun is situated about 5 km north of Hünfeld which, in turn, is about 18 km to the northeast of the city of

. Burghaun is about 150 km northeast of

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its ...

References

External links

Website of Burghaun
(in German) with color photos
Album of Burghaun
in old black-and-white photos

Jewish history in Burghaun (in German) Municipalities in Hesse Fulda (district) {{Hesse-geo-stub