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Fulda (Germany)
Fulda
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Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Fulda
Lord Mayor Gerhard Möller (CDU)
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Area 104. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Kassel is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the north of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Fulda (ˈfʊlda is a Kreis ( District) in the north-east of Hesse, Germany. The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 04 km² (40. 2 sq mi)
Elevation 261 m  (856 ft)
Population 63,958  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 615 /km² (1,592 /sq mi)
Founded 744
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FD
Postal codes 36001–36043
Area code 0661
Website www.fulda.de

Coordinates: 50°33′3″N 9°40′31″E / 50.55083, 9.67528

Fulda (IPA: [ˈfʊlda]) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis). The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume For the aircraft see Boeing_747-400 Events By Place Europe February — Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Fulda (ˈfʊlda is a river in Hesse, Germany. It is one of two headstreams of the Weser (the other one being the Werra) Fulda (ˈfʊlda is a Kreis ( District) in the north-east of Hesse, Germany.

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History

Early Middle Ages

The Benedictine monastery of Fulda was founded in 744 by Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, as one of Boniface's outposts in the reorganization of the church in Germany, and a base from which missionaries accompanied Charlemagne's armies in their political and military campaign to destroy heathen Saxony. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. For the aircraft see Boeing_747-400 Events By Place Europe February — Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand Saint Sturm (also Sturmius, Sturmi) was a disciple of Saint Boniface and founder and first abbot of the Benedictine monastery and abbey of Saint Boniface ( Latin: Bonifacius c 672 – June 5, 754) the Apostle of the Germans, born Winfrid or Wynfrith at Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his

The initial grant for the abbey was signed by Carloman, the son of Charles Martel. Carloman (between 706 and 716 &ndash 17 August 754 was the eldest son of Charles Martel, Major domo or Mayor of the palace and duke Charles "The Hammer" Martel (Carolus Martellus Charles "the Hammer" (ca The support of the Mayors of the Palace and later, the early Pippinid and Carolingian rulers, was important to Boniface's success. Mayor of the Palace was an early medieval Title and Office, also called Majordomo, from the Latin title Maior domus ("superior The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolings, or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Fulda also received support from many of the leading families of the Carolingian world. Sturm, whose tenure as abbot lasted from 747 until 779, was most likely related to the Agilolfing dukes of Bavaria. Events By Place Asia Abu Muslim unites the Abbasid Empire against the Umayyads Ibrahim the Imam leader Events By Place Europe Offa of Mercia defeats Cynewulf of Wessex and takes Bensington Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Fulda also received large and constant donations from the Etichonids, a leading family in Alsatia, and the Conradines, predecessors of the Salian Holy Roman Emperors. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern The Conradines or Conradiner were a dynasty of Franconian counts and dukes of the 8th to 11th Century named after Conrad the Elder and his son Conrad I See also Salian Franks, Salic law The Salian dynasty was a Dynasty in the High Middle Ages of four German Kings (1024-1125 The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Under Sturm, the donations Fulda received from these and other important families helped in the establishment of daughter houses Johannesberg and Petersberg near Fulda.

St Boniface baptizing and being martyred, from the Sacramentary of Fulda,
St Boniface baptizing and being martyred, from the Sacramentary of Fulda,

After his martyrdom by the Frisians, the relics of Saint Boniface were brought back to Fulda. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted Because of the stature this afforded the monastery, the donations increased, and Fulda could establish daughter houses further away, for example in Hameln. Hamelin (German Hameln) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. Meanwhile Saint Lullus, successor of Boniface as archbishop of Mainz, tried to absorb the abbey into his archbishopric, but failed. Saint Lullus (Lull or Lul (born about 710 in Wessex, died 16 October 786 in Hersfeld) was the first permanent Archbishop of Mainz Mainz (ˈmaɪ̯nʦ (Mayence is a City in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. This was one reason that he founded Hersfeld Abbey, to limit the attempts of the enlargement of Fulda. Hersfeld Abbey was an important Benedictine Imperial abbey in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Hesse (formerly in Hesse-Nassau) Germany

Between 790 and 819 the community rebuilt the main monastery church to more fittingly house the relics. Events By Place Byzantine Empire A revolt against Empress Irene leads to Constantine VI being declared sole ruler of the The year 819 AD has the following notable benchmarks Events By Place Asia The Abbasid capital is moved back to Baghdad They based their new basilica on the original 4th-century (since demolished) Old Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, using the transept and crypt plan of that great pilgrimage church to frame their own saint as the "Apostle to the Germans". Old Saint Peter's Basilica was the building that once stood on the spot where the Basilica of Saint Peter stands today in Rome. Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. In terms of European architecture a crypt (from the Latin crypta and the Greek κρυπτη, kryptē) is a stone chamber or The crypt of the original abbey church still holds those relics, but the church itself has been subsumed into a Baroque renovation. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc A small, 9th century chapel remains standing within walking distance of the church, as do the foundations of a later women's abbey.

The great scholar Rabanus Maurus was abbot from 822 to 842. Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (c 780 &ndash 4 February 856) also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Frankish Benedictine Events By Place Europe Abd-ar-rahman II becomes ruler of Umayyad Spain. Events By Place Europe February 14 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German sign a treaty

From its foundation on the abbey Fulda and its territory was based on an Imperial grant and therefore a sovereign principality subject only to the German emperor. Fulda was made a bishopric in 1752 and the prince-abbots were given the additional title of prince-bishop. The prince-abbots (and later prince-bishops) ruled Fulda and the surrounding region until the bishopric was forcibly dissolved by Napoleon's minions in 1802.

Engraving of Fulda by Matthäus Merian 1655
Engraving of Fulda by Matthäus Merian 1655

The city went through baroque building campaign in the 18th century, resulting in the current “Baroque City” status. Matthäus Merian der Ältere (or "Matthew" "the Elder" or "Sr This included a remodel of the Dom (Cathedral) of Fulda (1704-1712) and the Stadtschloss (Castle-Palace, 1707-1712) by Johann Dientzenhofer.  Johann Dientzenhofer (* 25 May 1663 in St Margarethen near Rosenheim, Bavaria - 20 July 1726 in Bamberg The city parish church, St. Blasius, was built between 1771–1785.

From 1764 until 1789 Fulda had a porcelain factory. Porcelain is a Ceramic material made by heating raw materials generally including Clay in the form of Kaolin, in a Kiln to temperatures Because of its quality and rarity, it is much prized by collectors. The factory was begun under Prince-Bishop, Prince-Abbot Heinrich von Bibra and closed down shortly after his death by his successor, Prince-Bishop, Prince-Abbot Adalbert von Harstall. Heinrich Von Bibra (Heinrich VIII of Fulda Prince-Bishop Prince-Abbot of Fulda (1711-1788 was Prince-Bishop from 1759 to 1788

Rulers of Fulda until Secularization

Cathedral of Fulda.
Cathedral of Fulda.
Looking east toward Fulda over the rich farmlands.
Looking east toward Fulda over the rich farmlands.
Statue of Saint Boniface (1830) at Fulda, Germany
Statue of Saint Boniface (1830) at Fulda, Germany
Prince-Abbot, Prince-Bishop Heinrich VIII von Bibra by his court painter, Johann Andreas Herrlein
Prince-Abbot, Prince-Bishop Heinrich VIII von Bibra by his court painter, Johann Andreas Herrlein

Abbots

Prince-Abbots

Fulda, c. 1830
Fulda, c. For secular homonyms see the noble family Dalberg Adolphus von Dalberg ( 29 May 1678 - 3 November 1737 1830
Weser river watershed, showing Fulda River and the city of Fulda.
Weser river watershed, showing Fulda River and the city of Fulda. The Weser (ˈveːzɐ is a River in north-western Germany. Formed at Hann The Fulda (ˈfʊlda is a river in Hesse, Germany. It is one of two headstreams of the Weser (the other one being the Werra)

Prince-Abbots & Prince-Bishops

Miscellaneous

Fulda also lends its name to the Fulda Gap, a traditional east-west invasion route used by Napoleon and others. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Heinrich Von Bibra (Heinrich VIII of Fulda Prince-Bishop Prince-Abbot of Fulda (1711-1788 was Prince-Bishop from 1759 to 1788 Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Fulda Gap is a region of lower elevation between the former East German border and Frankfurt (West Germany. The former East/West German border passed just east of Fulda, and large Soviet and East German forces were stationed in the area during the Cold War. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Considered during the Cold War to be a potential invasion route for Communist forces, the U.S. Army stationed the 14th and later the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiments in the city and surrounding areas as the screening force for the U.S. V Corps. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The V Corps ( Fifth Corps)—nicknamed the Victory Corps —is a Corps of the United States Army. The cavalry regiments generally enjoyed a good relationship with the town and its citizens.

People

See also

External links

Adam of Fulda (c 1445 &ndash 1505 was a German Musical Author of the second half of the 15th century Tobias Sammet (born November 21 1977 in Fulda, Germany) is the Vocalist and primary Songwriter of the German Martin Hohmann (born February 4, 1948) is a German lawyer and Politician without party affiliation Karl Ferdinand Braun ( 6 June 1850 in Fulda, Germany &ndash 20 April 1918 in New York City, U Sebastian Kehl (born February 13, 1980) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Borussia Dortmund Franz Kaspar (or Caspar Lieblein (1744 - 1810 was a German botanist born at Karlstadt am Main on 15th September 1744 Max Stern (1898-1982 was born in Fulda, Germany and emigrated to America in 1926 Dirk Sauer, born September 1, 1977, is the Rhythm guitarist for the Power metal band Edguy. Edguy is a Power metal band from Fulda, Germany that was formed in 1992. The Annales Fuldenses or Annals of Fulda are East Frankish chronicles that cover the period from the last years of Louis the Pious (died 840
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