Ehrenberg, Hesse

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Ehrenberg
Municipality
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Location of Ehrenberg within Fulda district
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Ehrenberg
Coordinates: 50°31′34″N10°0′51″E / 50.52611°N 10.01417°E / 50.52611; 10.01417 Coordinates: 50°31′34″N10°0′51″E / 50.52611°N 10.01417°E / 50.52611; 10.01417
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Fulda
Government
 •  Mayor (2019–25) Peter Kirchner [1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total40.81 km2 (15.76 sq mi)
Elevation
580 m (1,900 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
 • Total2,566
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36115
Dialling codes 06683
06681 (Thaiden, Reulbach)
Vehicle registration FD
Website www.gemeinde-ehrenberg.de

Ehrenberg is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.

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Geography

The municipality is located in the centre of the wildlife park "Hessische Rhön" in a level of 450 up to 900 meters and approx. 30 km from Fulda. Most of its districts are situated in the valley of the river Ulster and are crossed by the interstate road B278. Only Reulbach is in another valley.

Neighbouring municipalities

Ehrenberg touches the municipalities Hilders (rural district Fulda) in the north, Birx (Thuringia), the town Fladungen (Bavaria), the municipality Hausen (also Bavaria) and the town Oberelsbach (also Bavaria) the east, the town Gersfeld (district Fulda) in the south and the municipality Poppenhausen (district Fulda) in the west.

Districts

Melperts

The smallest village of the municipality is characterized by prevailing agriculture. In the centre of the village there is a bakehouse where the annual Melpertser Bakehousefestival is taking place. In Melperts there is a pottery.

Reulbach

Seiferts

Thaiden

Wüstensachsen

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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.



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