Niederaula

Niederaula
Coat of arms
Niederaula
Location of Niederaula within Hersfeld-Rotenburg district
Coordinates: 50°48′N 09°36′E / 50.800°N 9.600°E / 50.800; 9.600Coordinates: 50°48′N 09°36′E / 50.800°N 9.600°E / 50.800; 9.600
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Rohrbach (Ind.)
Area
• Total	64.17 km2 (24.78 sq mi)
Elevation	200 - 400 m (−1,100 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	5,377
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	36272
Dialling codes	06625
Vehicle registration	HEF
Website	www.niederaula.de

Niederaula is a market community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, 59 km south of Kassel.

The community lies on the Fulda between the outliers of the Rhön, the Vogelsberg and the Knüllgebirge (ranges). Within town limits, the rivers Aula, Jossa and Hattenbach all empty into the Fulda.

The nearest major towns or cities are Bad Hersfeld, 10 km to the northeast, Alsfeld, 24 km to the west and Fulda, 29 km to the south.

Niederaula borders in the north on the community of Kirchheim and the town of Bad Hersfeld, in the east on the community of Hauneck, in the south on the community of Haunetal (all in Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and the town of Schlitz (in the Vogelsbergkreis) and in the west on the community of Breitenbach am Herzberg (in Hersfeld-Rotenburg).

Niederaula’s eight Ortsteile are Niederaula, Mengshausen, Solms, Niederjossa (700 inhabitants), Hattenbach, Kleba, Kerspenhausen and Hilperhausen.

In 779, Niederaula had its first documentary mention in connection with one of Charlemagne’s donations to the Hersfeld Abbey. The outlying centre of Niederjossa held a 1,225-year jubilee celebration in the first week of August 2007.

In 1970, the communities of Niederaula and Mengshausen merged into a greater community. In 1972, the communities of Kleba, Hattenbach, Niederjossa, Solms and Kerspenhausen with its outlying centres of Roßbach and Hilperhausen also joined.