Schlüchtern
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Schlüchtern | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Main-Kinzig-Kreis |
Mayor | Falko Fritzsch |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 113.30 km² (43.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
Population | 17,663 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 156 /km² (404 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | MKK |
Postal code | 36381 |
Area code | 06661 |
Website | www.schluechtern.de |
Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the river Kinzig at the southwest of a hill called Landrücken, approx. 30 km southwest of Fulda.
[edit] History
The town evolved from a monastery founded in the 8th century, enlarged during the following centuries and closed down during the reformation. Since then the convent buildings hosted a public school. They were reconstructed - including the gothic church - during the 19th century. Even so as the oldest part of the monument a crypt from carolingian times is preserved.
[edit] Transportion
By A 66 Frankfurt am Main—Fulda and the Kinzigtalbahn ("Kinzig-Valley Railway") Frankfurt am Main—Fulda it is connected to the Rhein-Main-Gebiet.
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