Burghaun

Infobox German Location
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Burghaun
Wappen = Wappen Burghaun.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 42
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 43
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Kassel
Landkreis = Fulda
Höhe = 261
Fläche = 65.04
Einwohner = 6688
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 36151
Vorwahl = 06652 & 06653
Kfz = FD
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 6 31 002
Straße = Schloßstraße 15
Website = [http://www.burghaun.de www.burghaun.de]
Bürgermeister = Alexander Hohmann

Burghaun is a municipality in the district of Fulda in the state of Hesse in Germany.

Burghaun itself is a small town with about 3,800 residents. Following the administrative reorganization of Germany in 1972 when smaller communities were grouped together, Burghaun took in the nearby villages of Großenmoor, Gruben, Hechelmannskirchen, Hünhan, Langenschwarz, Rothenkirchen, Schlotzau and SteinbachBurghaun (the town itself plus these nearby villages) currently has a total of about 7,000 inhabitants.

As the name "Burghaun" suggests, the town is in the valley of the Haune, a small river that flows into the Fulda River. Burghaun is situated about 5 km north of Hünfeld which, in turn, is about 18 km to the northeast of the city of Fulda.

External links

* [http://www.burghaun.de Website of Burghaun] (in German) with color photos
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrik_s/sets/72157603785794010/ Album of Burghaun] in old black-and-white photos
* [http://www.ag-spurensuche.de/engeinzel.htm Following the Tracks of Jewish Life in Burghaun] in English