Künzell

Künzell
Künzell
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Fulda
Municipal subdivisions 9 districts
Mayor Peter Meinecke (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 30.29 km2 (11.70 sq mi)
Elevation 336 m  (1102 ft)
Population 16,381 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 541 /km2 (1,401 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FD
Postal code 36093
Area code 0661
Website www.kuenzell.de

Künzell is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 3 km east of Fulda. It is twinned with the English town of Rustington.

The subdivisions are: Künzell/Bachrain, Pilgerzell, Engelhelms, Dirlos (with Loheland), Dietershausen, Keulos, Wissels and Dassen.

History

Early Middle Ages

In 743 a monk named Chindolf settled there in a cella. The place was named Chindecella or Kindecella.

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