Rückers

Infobox German Location
Name = Rückers
Art = Village
Town = Flieden
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 24
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 34
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Kassel
Landkreis = Fulda
Höhe = 330
Einwohner = 1910
Stand = 2006-06-30
PLZ = 36103
Vorwahl = 0 66 55
Kfz = FD

Rückers is a village in the municipality of Flieden, in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Rückers is situated in the south of the district of Fulda, approx. 20 km south of the town Fulda, on the gently sliding northern slope of a low mountain range between Rhön and Vogelsberg Mountains called Landrücken.

Neighboring Localities

* Flieden
* Schweben
* Höf und Haid
* Hutten
* Elm
* Klosterhoefe

History

Rückers was mentioned for the first time approx. in 1160.

Religion

In Rückers there is a Catholic Church "Mariä Himmelfahrt".

Education

In Rückers there is a Kindergarten “"St. Nikolaus"“ and a Grundschule (Elementary School) „"Steinkammerschule"“.

Sites of interest

The headwater and local recreation area “"Steinkammer"” located on the low mountain range “"Landrücken"” serves vacationers and hikers a suberb view to the mountains of Rhön, Vogelsberg and Spessart. The area of „"Steinkammer"“ is a “Nature Preserve” in the “Nature Park Rhön” with geological and biological importance.

Transportation

Railway lines:

Bebra – Fulda – Frankfurt am Main

Flieden – Gemünden

Motorway:

BAB A66