Hungen

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Hungen
Coordinates:	50° 28′ N, 8° 54′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
Country:	Germany
State:	Hesse
Administrative region:	Gießen
District:	Gießen
Mayor:	Klaus Peter Weber
Basic Statistics
Area:	86.75 km² (33 sq.mi.)
Population:	12,924 (31 Dec. 2004)
- Density:	149 /km² (386 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	144 m  (472 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	35410
Area code:	06402
Licence plate code:	GI
Website:	www.hungen.de
Location of the town of Hungen within Gießen district

Contents 1 Hungen 2 Hungen in the media 2.1 Literature 2.2 Film 3 See also

[edit] Hungen

Hungen is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 20 km southeast of Gießen, and 18 km northeast of Friedberg. Surrounding towns are Laubach to the north, Nidda to the east, Wölfersheim to the south, and Münzenberg and Lich to the west.

The history of Hungen dates back to 782. In 1806 it came under the sovereignty of the Grand Duchy of Hessen.

Buildings of interest include the Hungen Castle, the Evangelical Church, parts of the medieval city wall and the Hauptbahnhof (main railroad station).

[edit] Hungen in the media

[edit] Literature

[edit] Film

My Opposition: the Diaries of Friedrich Kellner

The railroad station of Hungen can be seen in this 2007 Canadian documentary. Robert Scott Kellner came to Hungen in 1960 in search of his grandfather, Friedrich Kellner, the chief justice inspector of Laubach who wrote the Friedrich Kellner Diary. Robert Scott Kellner became the translator of the diary.

[edit] See also

• Meteorite falls, for the Hungen meteorite of 1877.
• List of conflicts in Europe, for the Hungen-Rodheim War.

Coordinates: 50°28′N 8°54′E