Fulda
Town
Castle of Fulda
Castle of Fulda
Flag of Fulda
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Coat of arms of Fulda
Coat of arms
Location of Fulda within Fulda district
Fulda is located in Germany
Fulda
Fulda
Fulda is located in Hesse
Fulda
Fulda
Coordinates: 50°33′3″N 9°40′31″E / 50.55083°N 9.67528°E / 50.55083; 9.67528
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictFulda
Founded744
Government
 • Lord mayorDr. Heiko Wingenfeld (CDU)
Area
 • Total104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total69,968
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36001–36043
Dialling codes0661
Vehicle registrationFD
Websitewww.fulda.de

Fulda (IPA: [ˈfʊlda]) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis).

History

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Early Middle Ages

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The Benedictine monastery of Fulda was founded in 744 by Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, when Boniface was reorganising the church in Germany.

From its foundation, the abbey Fulda and its territory was subject only to the German emperor, not to the control of the local lords. Fulda was made a bishopric in 1752 and the prince-abbots were given the additional title of prince-bishop. The prince-abbots (and later prince-bishops) ruled Fulda and the surrounding region until the bishopric was forcibly dissolved by Napoleon in 1802.

Engraving of Fulda by Matthäus Merian 1655

From 1764 until 1789 Fulda had a porcelain factory. Because of its quality and rarity, it is much prized by collectors. The factory was begun under Prince-Bishop, Prince-Abbot Heinrich von Bibra and closed down shortly after his death by his successor, Prince-Bishop, Prince-Abbot Adalbert von Harstall.

Stiffoller

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Arround 1717-1804, People from Stift Fulda went to Hungary, and settled especially in the Komitat Baranya. This subgroup of the Danube Swabians are called Stifolder or Stiffoller,[2] There is also a street named the Stiffollerweg in Petersberg near Fulda[3]

Rulers of Fulda until Secularization

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Cathedral of Fulda.
Statue of Saint Boniface (1830) at Fulda, Germany
Prince-Abbot, Prince-Bishop Heinrich VIII von Bibra by his court painter, Johann Andreas Herrlein

Abbots

Prince-Abbots

Fulda, c. 1830

People

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References

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  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  2. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/311888384
  3. ↑ https://www.meinestadt.de/petersberg-fulda/stadtplan/strasse/stiffollerweg

Other websites

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Media related to Fulda at Wikimedia Commons

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