Flieden | |
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 Village of Rückers, part of Flieden | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Flieden within Fulda district  | |
  Flieden  Flieden | |
| Coordinates:50°25′N09°34′E / 50.417°N 9.567°E /50.417; 9.567 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Fulda |
| Founded | before 806 |
| Subdivisions | 9 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2018–24) | Christian Henkel[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.65 km2 (19.17 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,673 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 36103 |
| Dialling codes | 0 66 55 |
| Vehicle registration | FD |
| Website | www.flieden.de |
Flieden is a municipality in thedistrict of Fulda, inHesse,Germany.Traditionally called a “Königreich” (Kingdom), it may show a crown in its coat of arms.
Flieden is located in a valley north west of theLandrücken between theVogelsberg and theRhön. It is an area of low hills with the highest elevations beingKnöschen near Buchenrod (509 m) and theStorker Küppel near Oberstork (470 m).At the very center of Flieden the creeksMagdloser Wasser undKautzer Wasser merge into the riverFliede which later flows into theFulda.
In the north Flieden bordersNeuhof and in the eastKalbach both in the district of Fulda. In the south and west Flieden bordersSchlüchtern andSteinau an der Straße (Main-Kinzig-Kreis).
Besides the main locality, Flieden consists of the districts Berishof, Buchenrod, Döngesmühle, Federwisch, Fuldaische Höfe, Höf und Haid, Katzenberg, Kautz, Kellerei, Keutzelbuch, Langenau, Laugendorf, Leimenhof, Magdlos,Rückers, Schweben, Stork (Ober- and Unterstork), Storker Hof, Struth and Weinberg.
In 806 Flieden was first mentioned as “Mark Flieden” in a deed of donation to the monastery of Fulda.
In the Middle Ages Flieden was located at theVia Regia fromFrankfurt am Main toLeipzig which was a very important country and military road in theHoly Roman Empire.
In 1868,Flieden station was opened with theKinzig Valley Railway. The mountains between Flieden and Schlüchtern initially led to the decision to build azig zag line in order to avoid building an almost 4 km long tunnel. This required all through trains to reverse at Elm, which led to increasing congestion as traffic increased with the connection of theFlieden–Gemünden railway to the line at Elm in 1873. Tunnel-building technology had improved significantly by the beginning of the 20th century, notably with the increased availability ofdynamite. Thus in 1909 construction of the Schlüchtern tunnel began under Distelrasen; it was completed on 14 February 1914 and put into operation on 1 May. In 2009 a second tube was opened and the old tunnel is now being rebuilt as a single-track tunnel.
At the end ofWorld War II about 1000 displaced persons from theformer eastern territories of Germany settled in Flieden.[citation needed]
| Year | People | Notes |
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| 1000 | 14Liden and 23Dreitagsfröner | |
| 1512 | 3 settlers | |
| 1516 | 93 neighbours | |
| 1708 | 596 | |
| 1791 | 2943 | approx. later large-scale community |
| 1983 | 7846 | from now on a large-scale community |
| 2004 | 8811 | |
| 2005 | 8840 | |
| 2006 | 8755 | |
| 2007 | 8717 | |
| 2008 | 8814 | |
| 2009 | 8644 |
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