Burghaun
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Burghaun is a municipality in the district of Fulda
in the state of Hesse
in Germany
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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,
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
, a small river that flows into the river Fulda. Burghaun is situated about 5 km north of Hünfeld
which, in turn, is about 18 km to the northeast of the city of Fulda
. Burghaun is about 150 km northeast of Frankfurt.
Fulda (district)
Fulda is a Kreis in the north-east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Wartburgkreis, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Bad Kissingen, Main-Kinzig, Vogelsbergkreis.-History:...
in the state of Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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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,
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
Haune
The Haune is a 64 km long river in Hesse, Germany, right tributary of the Fulda. Its source is southeast of the town Fulda, in the Rhön Mountains. The Haune flows generally north through the towns Hünfeld, Burghaun and Haunetal. It flows into the Fulda in Bad Hersfeld....
, a small river that flows into the river Fulda. Burghaun is situated about 5 km north of Hünfeld
Hünfeld
Hünfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Fulda.-Notable people:* Wilm Hosenfeld *Johann Leonhard Pfaff , bishop of Fulda* Konrad Zuse -Transport:...
which, in turn, is about 18 km to the northeast of the city of Fulda
Fulda
Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
. Burghaun is about 150 km northeast of Frankfurt.
External links
- Website of Burghaun (in German) with color photos
- Album of Burghaun in old black-and-white photos
- Jüdische Geschichte in Burghaun, Jewish history in Burghaun (in German)