Hünfeld

Hünfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Fulda. In 2000, the town hosted the 40th Hessentag state festival. Hünfeld has a population close to 16,000.

Transport
The federal road B27 crosses Hünfeld from north to south. Eastbound B84 begins here. The closest motorway is Autobahn A7 Flensburg - Füssen, the nearest interchange is "Hünfeld / Schlitz AS 90", 7 km distance to the town center.

Hünfeld has a railway station on the Bebra–Fulda railway. The nearest Intercity-Express stop is Fulda railway station.

The nearest international airport is Frankfurt International Airport, 140 km distance to city-center

Town twinning
Hünfeld is twinned with:
 * Landerneau, Département Finistère, 🇫🇷, since 14 July 1968
 * Geisa, Thuringia, 🇩🇪, since 1990
 * Prószków, Opole Voivodeship, 🇵🇱, since 4 October 1997
 * Steinberg, Saxony, 🇩🇪

Notable people

 * Wilm Hosenfeld (1895–1952)
 * Johann Leonhard Pfaff (1775–1848), bishop of Fulda
 * Franz Maria Liedig (1900–1967)
 * Konrad Zuse (1910–1995)
 * Paul Frielinghaus (1959)
 * Vincenz Blanquett (1988), German teacher

Festivals

 * Rhön Rock Open Air, in Hünfeld-Oberfeld (in August)