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Rückers is a village in the municipality of Flieden, in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.
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Rückers | |
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Village of Flieden | |
Location of Rückers  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°24′N 09°34′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Fulda |
| Town | Flieden |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,747 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 36103 |
| Dialling codes | 0 66 55 |
| Vehicle registration | FD |
Geography
Rückers is situated in the south of the district of Fulda, approx. 20 km south of the town Fulda, on the gently sliding northern slope of a low mountain range between Rhön and Vogelsberg Mountains called Landrücken.
Neighboring localities
Rückers borders in the north-east the village of Schweben, in the south-east the village of Hutten, in the south the village of Elm, in the south-west the village of Klosterhöfe, in the west the village of Höf und Haid and in the north-west the village of Flieden.
History
Dolmens found at the foot of the Steinkammer give testimony that people already lived here already in ancient times. The founding of Rückers is expected around the time of Charlemagne. In a written document, Rückers is mentioned for the first time around the year of 1160.[2]
Religion
A Catholic church Mariä Himmelfahrt is situated in Rückers.[3]
Education
A kindergarten named St. Nikolaus and a Grundschule (elementary school) Steinkammerschule are in Rückers.[4]
Sites of interest
The headwater and local recreation area Steinkammer located on the low mountain range Landrücken serves vacationers and hikers a superb view to the mountains of Rhön, Vogelsberg and Spessart. The area of Steinkammer is a protected landscape area [5] in the Hessian Rhön Nature Park, bordering the Spessart Nature Park, with geological and biological importance.[6]
Transportation
Motorway
- Bundesautobahn 66
Railway lines
- Line Bebra – Fulda – Frankfurt am Main
- Line Flieden – Gemünden
References
- "Daten & Zahlen". Gemeinde Flieden. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- Rückers: Ein ruhmreicher Speer gab den Namen. In: Fuldaer Zeitung. 22. April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- Catholic-Church-Rueckers on official website
- Municipality of Flieden (Village Rueckers)
- “Steinkammer“ on official website of landkreis-fulda.de
- "Steinkammer-Rundweg 4" on official website of biosphärenreservat-rhön.de
External links
На других языках
[de] Rückers (Flieden)
Rückers ist ein Ortsteil der Gemeinde Flieden im osthessischen Landkreis Fulda. Zu der ehemals selbständigen Gemeinde „Rückers Kr. Fulda“ gehören die Ortsteile Keutzelbuch und Leimenhof.- [en] Rückers
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