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Hungen

Hungen
Coat of arms of Hungen
Coat of arms
Hungen   is located in Germany
Hungen
Hungen
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



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