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Burghaun

Coordinates: 50°42′N 09°43′E / 50.700°N 9.717°E / 50.700; 9.717
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Burghaun
The Protestant (left) and Catholic (right) churches in the Baroque style in Burghaun
The Protestant (left) and Catholic (right) churches in the Baroque style in Burghaun
Coat of arms of Burghaun
Location of Burghaun within Fulda district
EiterfeldBurghaunRasdorfHünfeldNüsttalBad SalzschlirfGroßenlüderFuldaPetersbergHofbieberTannHildersDipperzKünzellPoppenhausenEhrenbergGersfeldEbersburgEichenzellKalbachFliedenHosenfeldNeuhofMain-Kinzig-KreisBavariaThuringiaHersfeld-RotenburgVogelsbergkreis
Burghaun is located in Germany
Burghaun
Burghaun
Burghaun is located in Hesse
Burghaun
Burghaun
Coordinates: 50°42′N 09°43′E / 50.700°N 9.717°E / 50.700; 9.717
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictFulda
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Dieter Hornung[1]
Area
 • Total
65.04 km2 (25.11 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,436
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36151
Dialling codes06652 & 06653
Vehicle registrationFD
Websitewww.burghaun.de

Burghaun is a municipality in the district of Fulda in the state of Hessen in Germany.

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, (shippo muito) 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
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