Gersfeld | |
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 Gersfeld | |
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Location of Gersfeld within Fulda district  | |
  Gersfeld  Gersfeld | |
| Coordinates:50°27′N09°55′E / 50.450°N 9.917°E /50.450; 9.917 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Fulda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–27) | Steffen Korell[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.37 km2 (34.51 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,516 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 36129 |
| Dialling codes | 06654, 06656 |
| Vehicle registration | FD |
| Website | www.gersfeld.de |
Gersfeld is a town in thedistrict of Fulda, inHesse,Germany. It is situated on theFulda River, in theRhön Mountains, 20 km (12.43 mi) southeast ofFulda. It belonged to theabbey-principality of Fulda beforesecularisation in 1803. It then belonged to thePrincipality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda between 1803 and 1806, toFrance between 1806 and 1810, and then later to theGrand Duchy of Frankfurt between 1810 and 1813. After theBattle of Leipzig, it was occupied by the Allied troops of theSixth Coalition between 1813 and 1815. After that, it was ceded to theKingdom of Bavaria in 1815. During theAustro-Prussian War, it was occupied byPrussia before its annexation in the newly establishedHesse Nassau province. It was finally incorporated in the state of Hesse in 1945.
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