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Fulda (German pronunciation: [ˈfʊlda]) (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.

This article is about the city in Germany. For other uses, see Fulda (disambiguation).
Fulda
Town
Aerial view of the city center
Coat of arms
Location of Fulda within Fulda district
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Fulda
Fulda
Coordinates: 50°33′3″N 9°40′31″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictFulda
Founded744
Government
 • Lord mayor (2021–27) Dr. Heiko Wingenfeld[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total67,980
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36001–36043
Dialling codes0661
Vehicle registrationFD
Websitewww.fulda.de

History



Middle Ages


In 744 Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, founded the Benedictine monastery of Fulda as one of Boniface's outposts in the reorganization of the church in Germany. It later served as a base from which missionaries could accompany Charlemagne's armies in their political and military campaigns to fully conquer and convert pagan Saxony.

The initial grant for the abbey was signed by Carloman, Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia (in office 741–47), the son of Charles Martel. The support of the Mayors of the Palace, and later of the early Pippinid and Carolingian rulers, was important to Boniface's success. Fulda also received support from many of the leading families of the Carolingian world. Sturm, whose tenure as abbot lasted from 747 until 779, was most likely related to the Agilolfing dukes of Bavaria.

Fulda also received large and constant donations from the Etichonids, a leading family in Alsace, and from the Conradines, predecessors of the Salian Holy Roman Emperors. Under Sturm, the donations Fulda received from these and other important families helped in the establishment of daughter-houses near Fulda.

St Boniface baptizing and undergoing martyrdom – from the Sacramentary of Fulda
St Boniface baptizing and undergoing martyrdom – from the Sacramentary of Fulda

After his martyrdom by the Frisians, the relics of Saint Boniface were brought back to Fulda. Because of the stature this afforded the monastery, the donations increased, and Fulda could establish daughter-houses further away, for example in Hamelin. Meanwhile, Saint Lullus, successor of Boniface as archbishop of Mainz, tried to absorb the abbey into his archbishopric, but failed. This was one reason he founded Hersfeld Abbey – to limit the attempts of the enlargement of Fulda.

Fulda in the 16th century
Fulda in the 16th century

Between 790 and 819 the community rebuilt the main monastery church to more fittingly house the relics. They based their new basilica on the original 4th-century (since demolished) Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, using the transept and crypt plan of that great pilgrimage church to frame their own saint as the "Apostle to the Germans".

The crypt of the original abbey church still holds those relics, but the church itself has been subsumed into a Baroque renovation. A small, 9th-century chapel remains standing within walking distance of the church, as do the foundations of a later women's abbey. Rabanus Maurus served as abbot at Fulda from 822 to 842.


Counter-Reformation


Prince-abbot Balthasar von Dernbach adopted a policy of counter-reformation. In 1571 he called in the Jesuits to found a school and college. He insisted the members of the chapter should return to a monastic form of life. Whereas his predecessors had tolerated Protestantism, resulting in most of the citizenry of Fulda and a large portion of the principality's countryside professing Lutheranism, Balthasar ordered his subjects either to return to the Catholic faith or leave his territories.[3] He also ordered the Fulda witch trials, in which hundreds of people, mostly women, were burnt alive on charges of witchcraft.[4]


18th and 19th centuries


The foundation of the abbey of Fulda and its territory originated with an Imperial grant, and the sovereign principality therefore was subject only to the German emperor. Fulda became a bishopric in 1752 and the prince-abbots were given the additional title of prince-bishop. The prince-abbots (and later prince-bishops) ruled Fulda and the surrounding region until the bishopric was forcibly dissolved by Napoleon I in 1802.[citation needed]

The city went through a baroque building campaign in the 18th century, resulting in the current "Baroque City" status. This included a remodeling of Fulda Cathedral (1704–12) and of the Stadtschloss (Fulda Castle-Palace, 1707–12) by Johann Dientzenhofer. The city parish church, St. Blasius, was built between 1771 and 1785. In 1764 a porcelain factory was started in Fulda under Prince-Bishop, Prince-Abbot Heinrich von Bibra, but shortly after his death it was closed down in 1789 by his successor, Prince-Bishop, Prince-Abbot Adalbert von Harstall.[citation needed]

The city was given to Prince William Frederick of Orange-Nassau (the later King William I of the Netherlands) in 1803 (as part of the short-lived Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda), was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Berg in 1806, and in 1809 to the Principality of Frankfurt. After the Congress of Vienna of 1814–15, most of the territory went to the Electorate of Hesse, which Prussia annexed in 1866.[5]


20th century


From 1938 to 1943, Fulda was the location of a Nazi forced labour camp for Romani people.[6]

Fulda lends its name to the Fulda Gap, a traditional east–west invasion route used by Napoleon I and others. During the Cold War, it was presumed to be an invasion route for any conventional war between NATO and Soviet forces. Downs Barracks in Fulda was the headquarters of the American 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment, later replaced by the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The cavalry had as many as 3,000 soldiers from the end of World War II until 1993. Not all those soldiers were in Fulda proper, but scattered over observation posts and in the cities of Bad Kissingen and Bad Hersfeld. The strategic importance of this region, along the border between East and West Germany, led to a large United States and Soviet military presence.[7]


Politics


Fulda has traditionally been a conservative Catholic city, with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda being based in the city cathedral. During the time of German Empire and Weimar Republic, the city was a stronghold for Centre Party. After the end of World War II, in addition to all mayors, Fulda's constituency seats have been safe seats for CDU in both the Landtag of Hesse (District X 1946-1950, District 14 1950-1983, Fulda I since 1983) and Bundestag (Fulda electoral district). CDU has never received less than 42.4 percent of the vote in communal elections since 1946.

Oberbürgermeister (Lord mayor) Department I (head and personnel administration, finance, committee work, culture, business development, city marketing, investments)

Department II (public security and order, family, youth, schools, sports, social affairs, seniors)

Landtag (state parliament)

Bundestag (federal parliament)

Source:[8]


Transport


Main railway station
Main railway station

Fulda station is a transport hub and interchange point between local and long-distance traffic of the German railway network, and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station.[9] It is on the Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway; the North–South line (Nord-Süd-Strecke), comprising the Bebra–Fulda line north of Fulda, and the Kinzig Valley Railway and Fulda–Main Railway to the south; the Vogelsberg Railway, which connects to the hills of the Vogelsberg in the west; and the Fulda–Gersfeld Railway (Rhön Railway) to Gersfeld in the Rhön Mountains to the east.

Fulda is on the Bundesautobahn 7 (BAB 7). Bundesautobahn 66 starts at the interchange with the BAB 7, heading south towards Frankfurt. Fulda is also on the Bundesstraße 27.


Twin towns – sister cities


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Fulda is twinned with:[10]


Notable people



Pre-1800


Anton Storch
Anton Storch

1801–1850


Ferdinand Braun
Ferdinand Braun

1851–1900



1901–1950



1951–present





See also



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 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
  3. Otto Schaffrath. Fürstabt Balthasar von Dermbach und seine Zeit. Studien zur Geschichte der Gegenreformation in Fulda (= Veröffentlichung des Fuldaer Geschichtsvereins. Bd. 44, ZDB-ID 517272-x). Parzeller, Fulda 1967, mit umfangreicher Literaturübersicht.(in German)
  4. Stuart Clark, William Monter, Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 4: The Period of the Witch Trials
  5. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Fulda" . The American Cyclopædia.
  6. "Fulda" (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. Brown, Jerold E., ed. (2001). Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Army. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 209–10. ISBN 9780313293221.
  8. "Mayor" City of Fulda website
  9. "Stationspreisliste 2022" [Station price list 2022] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  10. "Partnerstädte". fulda.de (in German). Fulda. Retrieved 2019-11-30.


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На других языках

[de] Fulda

Die Stadt Fulda am gleichnamigen Fluss ist das Oberzentrum der Region Osthessen und die neuntgrößte Stadt Hessens. Sie ist die Kreisstadt des Landkreises Fulda und eine von sieben Sonderstatusstädten Hessens. Fulda ist die größte Stadt in der Region Osthessen und deren politisches und kulturelles Zentrum. Die Stadt gehört trotz Zugehörigkeit zum nordhessischen Regierungsbezirk Kassel zum Rhein-Main-Gebiet, eine der elf europäischen Metropolregionen in Deutschland.
- [en] Fulda

[es] Fulda

Fulda es una ciudad alemana en el estado federado de Hesse, sobre el río Fulda.

[ru] Фульда

Фульда (нем. Fulda) — девятый по размеру город федеральной земли Гессен, центр региона Восточный Гессен. Город, обязанный своим именем протекающей по нему реке Фульде, возник около Фульдского аббатства и получил городские права в 1114 году.


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