| Main | Births etc |
|---|
Hungen | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Gießen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Peter Weber |
| Area | |
• Total |
86.75 km2 (33.49 sq mi) |
Hungen[]
Hungen is a town in the Giessen District, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 20 km southeast of Giessen, and 18 km northeast of Friedberg. Surrounding towns are Laubach to the north, Nidda to the east, Wölfersheim to the south, and Münzenberg and Lich to the west.
The history of Hungen dates back to 782. In 1806 it came under the sovereignty of the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
Buildings of interest include the Hungen Castle, the Evangelical Church, parts of the medieval city wall and Hungen station.
Hungen in the media[]
Literature[]
Shmuel Spector, Geoffrey Wigoder, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, ISBN 0-8147-9356-8, New York University Press, 2001.
Film[]
My Opposition: the Diaries of Friedrich Kellner
- The railroad station of Hungen can be seen in this 2007 Canadian documentary, which recounts the story of Robert Scott Kellner and his grandfather, Friedrich Kellner, chief justice inspector of Laubach who wrote the anti-Nazi diary, "My Opposition."
See also[]
- Hungen (meteorite), for the Hungen meteorite (fallen in 1877).
- List of conflicts in Europe, for the Hungen-Rodheim War (1877-1881).
- Gold rush, for the gold rush in Hungen-Inheiden in 1877.
Template:Towns and municipalities in Gießen district
References[]
- ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI1_AI2_AI4_AII1_AIII1_AV1_AV2_09-2hj_pdf.zip.
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