Rotenburg an der Fulda
RotenburgBreitingenRotenburg a.d. FuldaRothenburg an der Fulda
Rotenburg an der Fulda (officially Rotenburg a.d. Fulda) is a town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany lying, as the name says, on the river Fulda.wikipedia














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Bebra
SolzBebra narrow gauge railway museumin Germany
The nearest major towns are Bebra (some 6 km to the southeast) and Bad Hersfeld (some 16 km to the south), The nearest cities are Kassel (some 50 km to the north) and Fulda (some 70 km to the south). Clockwise from the north, these are Alheim, Spangenberg, Cornberg, Bebra and Ludwigsau.
The biggest neighbouring places are Rotenburg and Bad Hersfeld.







Alheim
The town's highest point is the 548.7 m-high Alheimer, lying on the town limit between Rotenburg and the neighbouring community of Alheim. Clockwise from the north, these are Alheim, Spangenberg, Cornberg, Bebra and Ludwigsau.
The community lies in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district some 35 km southeast of Kassel and a few kilometres northwest of Rotenburg an der Fulda.

Ludwigsau
Friedlos
Clockwise from the north, these are Alheim, Spangenberg, Cornberg, Bebra and Ludwigsau.
The community lies on the Fulda in the triangle defined by the towns of Bad Hersfeld, Bebra and Rotenburg an der Fulda.


Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hersfeld-Rotenburg districtLandkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Rotenburg an der Fulda (officially Rotenburg a.d. Fulda) is a town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany lying, as the name says, on the river Fulda.
Cornberg
Clockwise from the north, these are Alheim, Spangenberg, Cornberg, Bebra and Ludwigsau.
Cornberg borders in the north on the town of Waldkappel, in the east on the town of Sontra (both in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis), in the southeast on the community of Nentershausen, in the south on the town of Bebra and in the west on the town of Rotenburg an der Fulda (all three in Hersfeld-Rotenburg).


Armin Meiwes
Bernd Jürgen Armando BrandesBernd Jürgen BrandesThe Meiwes Case
In 2003, the town earned unwanted fame through Armin Meiwes.
Because of his acts, Meiwes is also known as the Rotenburg Cannibal or Der Metzgermeister (The Master Butcher).
Waldkappel
HarmuthsachsenHartmuthsachsenKirchhosbach
On the so-called Stölzinger Höhe (heights) in the northeast, above the outlying centre of Dankerode, Rotenburg has a boundary with the town of Waldkappel.
Waldkappel borders in the north on the community of Meißner, in the east on the community of Wehretal, in the south on the town of Sontra (all three in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis), in the southwest on the community of Cornberg and the town of Rotenburg an der Fulda (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and in the west on the towns of Spangenberg (in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis) and Hessisch Lichtenau (in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).

Schwarzenhasel
Besides the main town, Rotenburg a.d. Fulda is made up of the outlying Stadtteile of Lispenhausen, Braach, Schwarzenhasel, Erkshausen, Seifertshausen, Dankerode, Atzelrode (with Alte Teich Estate and Wüstefeld) and Mündershausen.
Schwarzenhasel is a village approximately 3 km northeast of Rotenburg an der Fulda in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district of northeastern Hesse, Germany.
Fulda (river)
FuldaFulda RiverRiver Fulda
Rotenburg an der Fulda (officially Rotenburg a.d. Fulda) is a town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany lying, as the name says, on the river Fulda.

Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg
Hesse-RotenburgLandgrave of Hesse-RotenburgRotenburg Quarter
Between 1627 and 1834, Rotenburg was a residence town of the landgrave family of Hesse-Rotenburg, the so-called Rotenburger Quart.
Some years later, on the deaths of two of his brothers, Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (1617–1655) and Herman IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (1607–1658), he added Eschwege, Rotenburg, Wanfried and other districts to his possessions.

Rotenburg an der Wümme
RotenburgRotenburg (Wümme)Rotenburg upon Wümme
It is often called "Rotenburg (Wümme)" in order to distinguish it from Rotenburg an der Fulda in Hesse and Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria.

Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-SchillingsfürstPrince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-SchillingsfürstPrince Hohenlohe
Chlodwig was born at Rotenburg an der Fulda, in Hesse, a member of the princely House of Hohenlohe.



Felsberg, Hesse
FelsbergFelsberg, HessenFelsberg (Hessen)
From this arose the linden sprig, which was adopted as a charge in the town's arms, putting the coat of arms in the “North Hesse Cloverleaf Arms Family” along with Kassel and Felsberg.
The town's civic coat of arms has been known since 1570, when it was displayed at the Schloss Rotenburg (a stately home in Rotenburg an der Fulda, built by Landgrave Ludwig II in 1540).


Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Gustav Adolf HohenloheGustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-SchillingsfürstCardinal Hohenlohe


Annette Kurschus
Annette Kurschus (born 14 February 1963 in Rotenburg an der Fulda) is a German Praeses, (or in German Präses), of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia.

Argentan
Argentan CastleArgentan, Francecampagne d'Argentan



Günter Schabowski
government spokesman
He worked again as a journalist and, between 1992 and 1999, as editor for Heimat-Nachrichten, a weekly local paper that he co-founded with a West German journalist in Rotenburg an der Fulda.





Hesse
HessenHessianHessia
Rotenburg an der Fulda (officially Rotenburg a.d. Fulda) is a town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany lying, as the name says, on the river Fulda.








Germany
GermanGERFederal Republic of Germany
Rotenburg an der Fulda (officially Rotenburg a.d. Fulda) is a town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany lying, as the name says, on the river Fulda.









Sea level
mean sea levelMSLAMSL
The town's lowest point lies at 180 m above sea level in the area near the two bridges across the Fulda linking Rotenburg's Old Town and New Town; these are the Alte Fuldabrücke (“Old Fulda Bridge”) and the Brücke der Städtepartnerschaften (“Bridge of Town Partnerships”).





Bad Hersfeld
HersfeldBad Hersfeld, Germany
The nearest major towns are Bebra (some 6 km to the southeast) and Bad Hersfeld (some 16 km to the south), The nearest cities are Kassel (some 50 km to the north) and Fulda (some 70 km to the south).









Kassel
CasselKassel, GermanyKassel-Wehlheiden
The nearest major towns are Bebra (some 6 km to the southeast) and Bad Hersfeld (some 16 km to the south), The nearest cities are Kassel (some 50 km to the north) and Fulda (some 70 km to the south). From this arose the linden sprig, which was adopted as a charge in the town's arms, putting the coat of arms in the “North Hesse Cloverleaf Arms Family” along with Kassel and Felsberg.









Fulda
Fulda, GermanyAbbacy of FuldaAbbot of Fulda
The nearest major towns are Bebra (some 6 km to the southeast) and Bad Hersfeld (some 16 km to the south), The nearest cities are Kassel (some 50 km to the north) and Fulda (some 70 km to the south).









Spangenberg
PfieffePfieffe, Spangenberg
Clockwise from the north, these are Alheim, Spangenberg, Cornberg, Bebra and Ludwigsau.


Village
selosettlementOrtsteil
Besides the main town, Rotenburg a.d. Fulda is made up of the outlying Stadtteile of Lispenhausen, Braach, Schwarzenhasel, Erkshausen, Seifertshausen, Dankerode, Atzelrode (with Alte Teich Estate and Wüstefeld) and Mündershausen.








