Hungen

Hungen
Coat of arms
Hungen
Location of Hungen within Gießen district
Coordinates: 50°28′N 08°54′E / 50.467°N 8.900°E / 50.467; 8.900Coordinates: 50°28′N 08°54′E / 50.467°N 8.900°E / 50.467; 8.900
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Gießen
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Peter Weber
Area
• Total	86.75 km2 (33.49 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	12,471
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	35410
Dialling codes	06402
Vehicle registration	GI
Website	www.hungen.de

Hungen is a town in the district of Gießen, 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.

Shmuel Spector, Geoffrey Wigoder, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust , New York University Press, 2001.

My Opposition: the Diaries of Friedrich Kellner