Ehrenberg, Hesse

Infobox German Location
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Ehrenberg
Wappen = Wappen Ehrenberg (Rhön).pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 31 |lat_sec = 34
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 0 |lon_sec = 51
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Kassel
Landkreis = Fulda
Höhe = 580
Fläche = 40.81
Einwohner = 2722
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 36115
Vorwahl = 06683
06681 (Thaiden, Reulbach)
Kfz = FD
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 6 31 005
Adresse = Rhönstraße 26
36115 Wüstensachsen
Website = [http://www.gemeinde-ehrenberg.de www.gemeinde-ehrenberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas Schreiner
Partei = Independent

Ehrenberg is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Geographic position

The municipality is located in the centre of the wildlife park "Hessische Rhön" in a level of 450 up to 900 meters and approx. 30 km from Fulda. Most of its districts are situated in the valley of the river Ulster and are crossed by the interstate road B278. Only Reulbach is in another valley.

Neighbouring municipalities

Ehrenberg touches the municipalities Hilders (rural district Fulda) in the north, Birx (Thuringia), the town Fladungen (Bavaria) , the municipality Hausen (also Bavaria) and the town Oberelsbach (also Bavaria) the east, the town Gersfeld (district Fulda) in the south and the municipality Poppenhausen (district Fulda) in the west.

Districts

Melperts

* 180 inhabitants (2004) * principal: Gertrud Faulstich * average level: 540 m

The smalest village of the municipality is characterized by prevailing agriculture. In the centre of the village there is a bakehouse where the annual Melpertser Bakehousefestival is taking place. In Melperts there is a pottery.

Reulbach [Bearbeiten]

* 450 inhabitants (2004) * principal: Roland Hohnmann * average level: 570 m

Seiferts [Bearbeiten]

* 650 inhabitants (2004) * principal: Peter Wehner * average level: 530 m

Thaiden [Bearbeiten]

* 340 inhabitants (2004) * principal: Martin Barthelmes * average level: 500 m

Wüstensachsen [Bearbeiten]

* 1380 inhabitants (2004) * principal: Thomas Keidel * average level: 580 m