Melsungen

Melsungen is a small climatic spa town in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, . In 1987, the town hosted the 27th Hessentag state festival.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rathaus Melsungen and Stadtkirche (Melsungen).

Town hall
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is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brechelsdorf.

Locality
was a village that was abandoned around the 14th to 15th century AD. There are no visible remains today. It was situated within the perimeter of the village of , which part of the town of , in the district of in North , . is situated 7 km northwest of Melsungen.

Melsungen

Latitude
51.13133° or 51° 7′ 53″ north
Longitude
9.54386° or 9° 32′ 38″ east
Population
14,000
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
United Nations Location Code
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Open location code
9F3F4GJV+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 76474535
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
2872028
Wiki­data ID
Q552495
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