Fulda
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Panorama of Fulda from the town castle
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Location of Fulda within Fulda district
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| Coordinates: 50°33′3″N 9°40′31″E / 50.55083°N 9.67528°ECoordinates: 50°33′3″N 9°40′31″E / 50.55083°N 9.67528°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Kassel | |
| District | Fulda | |
| Founded | 744 | |
| Government | ||
| • Lord Mayor | Gerhard Möller (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 67,253 | |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 36001–36043 | |
| Dialling codes | 0661 | |
| Vehicle registration | FD | |
| Website | www.fulda.de | |
Fulda (German pronunciation: [ˈfʊlda]) (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
In 744 Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, founded the Benedictine monastery of Fulda as one of Boniface's outposts in the reorganization of the church in Germany. It later served as a base from which missionaries could accompany Charlemagne's armies in their political and military campaign to fully conquer and convert pagan Saxony.
The initial grant for the abbey was signed by Carloman, the son of Charles Martel. The support of the Mayors of the Palace and later, the early Pippinid and Carolingian rulers, was important to Boniface's success. 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. Fulda also received large and constant donations from the Etichonids, a leading family in Alsace, and from the Conradines, predecessors of the Salian Holy Roman Emperors. Under Sturm, the donations Fulda received from these and other important families helped in the establishment of daughter-houses -Johannesberg and Petersberg - near Fulda.
After his martyrdom by the Frisians, the relics of Saint Boniface were brought back to Fulda. Because of the stature this afforded the monastery, the donations increased, and Fulda could establish daughter-houses further away, for example in Hamelin. Meanwhile, Saint Lullus, successor of Boniface as archbishop of Mainz, tried to absorb the abbey into his archbishopric, but failed. This was one reason that he founded Hersfeld Abbey - to limit the attempts of the enlargement of Fulda.
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