- 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 = FDRückers is a
village in themunicipality ofFlieden , in the district of Fulda, inHesse ,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 betweenRhön andVogelsberg Mountains calledLandrücken .Neighboring Localities
*
Flieden
* Schweben
* Höf und Haid
* Hutten
* Elm
* KlosterhoefeHistory
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
Motorway:
BAB A66
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