Poppenhausen
Poppenhausen is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. it is the home of Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co, the oldest manufacturer of gliders.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wasserkuppe and Pferdskopf.
Wasserkuppe
Peak
The Wasserkuppe is the highest mountain in the Rhön range and the tallest elevation in the German state of Hesse, standing at 950 metres above sea level.
Pferdskopf
Peak
Pferdskopf is a mountain of Hesse, Germany, in the vicinity of the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kleinsassen and Friesenhausen.
Poppenhausen
- Type: Municipality with 2,770 residents
- Also known as: “06631021” and “Poppenhausen (Wasserkuppe)”
- Category: locality
- Location: Fulda, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.5012° or 50° 30′ 4″ north
Longitude
9.8892° or 9° 53′ 21″ east
Population
2,770
Elevation
458 metres (1,503 feet)
Open location code
9F2FGV2Q+FM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=municipality
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Poppenhausen” goes by many names.
- French: “Poppenhausen”
- German: “Poppenhausen”
- Portuguese: “Poppenhausen”
- Spanish: “Poppenhausen”
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