Bad Hersfeld: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 88 - 148 Romantik Hotel zum Stern
 This historic, 4-star hotel in Bad Hersfeld offers gourmet food, modern wellness facilities, and a central location. The Kurpark spa gardens and Stift… MoreEUR 45 - 80 Sleep& Go
 This 2-star Superior hotel lies just off the A4 motorway junction at Bad Hersfeld, 1.5 km from the spa town´s historic centre. It offers Wi-Fi i… MoreEUR 48 - 174 Stadt-Hotel Bad Hersfeld
 This 3-star hotel is located in central Bad Hersfeld, just a 2-minute walk from the Hersfeld Abbey Ruins. It offers well-equipped rooms, free parking … MoreEUR 55 - 105 Mainstreet Hotel am Klausturm
 Just a short walk from Bad Hersfeld’s old quarter and its impressive chapter ruins, this friendly hotel is perfect for excursions in and around the … MoreEUR 55 - 130 Hotelpension Vitalis
 This environmentally friendly 3-star hotel enjoys a peaceful location on the edge of a forest and offers a view of the spa and festival town of Bad He… MoreEUR 78 - 115 Hotel am Kurpark
 This 4-star hotel in Bad Hersfeld is set beside the Park der Jahreszeiten park. It offers modern rooms with flat-screen TV, a spa, and a gourmet rest… MoreEUR 39 - 63 Hotel Johannesberg
 The family-run, 3-star hotel is situated in Johannesberg, just outside the spa town of Bad Hersfeld. It offers comfortable accommodation and tradition… MoreEUR 67 - 98 Hotel Thermalis
 The Hotel Thermalis is located next to the spa gardens in Bad Hersfeld. It offers large rooms, a daily breakfast buffet, and direct access to the neig… MoreEUR 60 - 150 Haus am Park
 This 4-star hotel next to Bad Hersfeld´s Kurpark spa area offers a big garden and daily breakfast buffets. The Vitalisklinik and Hainbergklinik … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bad Hersfeld: Guide
Bad Hersfeld is a spa town in the north-eastern region of Hesse in Germany. It is located on the Fulda River and it is capital of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Surrounding towns are Kassel in the north, Fulda in the south and Eisenach in the east.
Position: 50°52' north, 9°42' east. Elevation: 200 to 408 m. Area: 73.82 km². Population: about 30650.
Town districts: Bad Hersfeld (the old town), Eichhof, Asbach, Heenes, Hohe Luft, Johannesberg, Beiershausen, Allmershausen, Kathus, Sorga, Kohlhausen and Petersberg.
The town is well known for the Bad Hersfeld Festival which takes place every summer in the ruined church of the Order of St. Benedict|Benedictine abbey. Further on there are famous mineral spring (hydrosphere)|springs.
Since German reunification the town has been situated in the center of Germany. For this reason the town and the district have become a focal point for logistic and distribution companies.
Transportation: Autobahn A 4, A5 and A 7.
History
:see main article Hersfeld Abbey
Saint Sturm established a small monastic community here in 736, but this moved to Fulda. It was re-settled here in 769 by Saint Lullus. Thus both Sturm and Lullus are regarded as the founders of Hersfeld Abbey, and consequently of the town which grew up round it, the present Bad Hersfeld. Lullus was born in Wessex and became monk at Malmesbury Abbey. He was a disciple of Saint Boniface and his successor as the archbishop of Mainz. He died in 786 in Bad Hersfeld and was buried in the abbey church, which he himself had built.
The monastery was enlarged between 831 and 850 and Lullus' remains were moved in 852 to another grave in the new basilica. During this ceremony his canonisation was announced by Rabanus Maurus. Since 852, the "Lullusfest", the oldest folk festival in Germany, has been celebrated in the week of Saint Lullus' day, 16 October (his day of death).
Martin Luther visited the monastery, on his way back from the Diet of Worms in 1521 and held a sermon in the abbey church on 1 May. About two years later, the town and the territory of the abbey was generally Protestantism|protestant.
During the Romanesque church.
In 1949 the town was officially acknowledged as a spa, and to indicate this its name was changed to Bad Hersfeld. The waters of the Lullus and Vitalis wells are recommended as helpful for people suffering from liver, bilious and stomach complaints or from enteritis.
Twin towns
Bad Hersfeld is town twinning|twinned with:
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