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Hünfelden is a municipality in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany. Hünfelden lies on the Hühnerstraße, an historic part of Bundesstraße 417.

Hünfelden
Municipality
Location of Hünfelden within Limburg-Weilburg district
DornburgElzSeltersWaldbrunn
Hünfelden
Hünfelden
Coordinates: 50°20′N 8°9′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictLimburg-Weilburg
Government
  Mayor (201622) Silvia Scheu-Menzer[1] (Ind.)
Area
  Total62.7 km2 (24.2 sq mi)
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total9,723
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65597
Dialling codes06438 06431 Mensfelden
Vehicle registrationLM
Websitewww.huenfelden.de

Geography



Location


Hünfelden lies in the Taunus north of Wiesbaden, 9 km southeast of Limburg an der Lahn.


Neighbouring communities


Hünfelden borders in the north on the town of Limburg and the community of Brechen, in the east on the community of Selters and the town of Bad Camberg (all in Limburg-Weilburg), in the south on the communities of Hünstetten and Aarbergen (both in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis), and in the west on the Verbandsgemeinden (a kind of collective municipality) of Aar-Einrich and Diez (both in Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate).


Constituent communities


The community consists of seven Ortsteile, each formerly autonomous, listed here with population figures as at 1 January 2008.


History


The community of Hünfelden came into being within the framework of administrative reform in Hesse on 1 October 1971 through the voluntary merger of the then autonomous communities of Dauborn, Heringen, Kirberg, Mensfelden, Nauheim, Neesbach and Ohren. The name “Hünfelden” was chosen then because of the great number of cromlechs – Hünengräber in German – from Hallstatt times around the centres of Heringen and Ohren. At the time of founding, the community’s population was 6,952.

Among Hünfelden’s constituent communities, Mensfelden can claim the earliest documentary mention, which came in 775. Dauborn, Heringen and the now long-vanished village of Bubenheim, which lay in the area of today’s Kirberg, followed in 790 in the Prüm Abbey’s golden book. Through Hünfelden’s current municipal area ran the Via Publica as well as the Hühnerstraße (roads). In 1355, a castle was built in Kirberg.[citation needed]

In 1235, the Cistercian convent of Gnadenthal was founded, which in 1590 was furnished with a great Abbess’s house. After the Reformation, the site became Nassau stately domain. Since 1969, the Christian community “Jesusbruderschaft” (“Jesus Brotherhood”) has existed there.


Politics


Hünfelden Town Hall in Kirberg
Hünfelden Town Hall in Kirberg

Community council


The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Parties and voter communities %
2006
seats
2006
%
2001
seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 40.5 15 35.9 13
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 40.8 15 39.5 15
FDP Free Democratic Party 2.5 1 1.6 1
FBH Freie Bürgerliste Hünfelden 16.1 6 19.9 7
GRÜNE Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 3.1 1
Total 100.0 37 100.0 37
voter turnout in % 45.6 51.4

Culture and sightseeing



Buildings



Museums



Economy and infrastructure



Transport


Hünfelden has developed itself into a popular residential community, as it has at its disposal good transport connections with Wiesbaden and Limburg an der Lahn (Bundesstraße 417) as well as with the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region over A 3 (CologneFrankfurt) through the Limburg-Süd and Bad Camberg interchanges. At the same time, though, it has kept a very quiet and rural character.


Education


The Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule is a primary school, Hauptschule and Realschule with a Gymnasium branch.


Public institutions



Famous people



References





На других языках


[de] Hünfelden

Hünfelden ist eine Gemeinde im mittelhessischen Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg in Hessen. Die Gemeinde liegt im Taunus nördlich der hessischen Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden an der der Hühnerstraße (Bundesstraße 417).
- [en] Hünfelden

[ru] Хюнфельден

Хюнфельден (нем. Hünfelden) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Гессен. Подчиняется административному округу Гиссен. Входит в состав района Лимбург-Вайльбург. Население составляет 9852 человека (на 31 декабря 2010 года).[1] Занимает площадь 62,7 км². Официальный код — 06 5 33 008.



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