Schenklengsfeld | ||
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Coordinates: 50°49′4″N 9°50′37″E / 50.81778°N 9.84361°ECoordinates: 50°49′4″N 9°50′37″E / 50.81778°N 9.84361°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Hesse | |
Admin. region | Kassel | |
District | Hersfeld-Rotenburg | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Stefan Gensler (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 63.78 km2 (24.63 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31) | ||
• Total | 4,527 | |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 36277 | |
Dialling codes | 06629 | |
Vehicle registration | HEF | |
Website | www.schenklengsfeld.de |
Schenklengsfeld is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hessen, Germany lying roughly 30 km northeast of Fulda and 60 km southeast of Kassel.
The community of Schenklengsfeld lies in the outliers of the Kuppenrhön (range) between the Seulingswald (range) in the north and the Hessian Skittles (a range of volcanic mountains) in the south. Some 8 km westnorthwest lies Bad Hersfeld and about 17 km southsouthwest Hünfeld (each as the crow flies). It is found on a fertile plateau. In the west, the land slopes down to the Fulda and in the east to the Werra valley. Near Schenklengsfeld runs part of the watershed between these two rivers. Within community limits rises the small river Solz, which in Bad Hersfeld empties into the Fulda. Furthermore, the Ransbach, which near Philippsthal empties into the Werra, also begins here.
The community’s lowest point lies on the Solz floodplain at 225 m above sea level. The highest point within community limits is the 510.9 m-high Landecker Berg.
Schenklengsfeld borders in the north on the town of Bad Hersfeld and the community of Friedewald, in the east on the community of Hohenroda (all three in Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in the south on the community of Eiterfeld (in Fulda district) and in the west on the community of Hauneck (in Hersfeld-Rotenburg).