Fladungen

Fladungen
Fladungen seen from the east
Location of Fladungen within Rhön-Grabfeld district
Fladungen
Fladungen
Coordinates: 50°31′16″N 10°8′43″E / 50.52111°N 10.14528°E / 50.52111; 10.14528
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictRhön-Grabfeld
Municipal assoc.Fladungen
Subdivisions7Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Michael Schnupp[1]
Area
 • Total46.37 km2 (17.90 sq mi)
Elevation
414 m (1,358 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,092
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97650
Dialling codes09778
Vehicle registrationNES
Websitewww.fladungen.de

Fladungen is a town in Rhön-Grabfeld, in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the Rhön Mountains, 11 km northwest of Ostheim, 20 km west of Meiningen, and 33 km east of Fulda. It is the northernmost town in Bavaria, bordering Hesse to the northwest and Thuringia to the northeast.

Fladungen is at the southern edge of the Rhön Mountains, and the Rhön Biosphere Reserve begins a few kilometers outside of town. It is at the front of the river Streu, which flows southeast through it to join the Franconian Saale near Bad Neustadt.

Twin towns and cities

  • Kõo, Estonia (1996)[3]
  • Köyliö, Finland (1996)
  • Nora, Sweden (1996)

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. "Sõprusvallad" (in Estonian). Kõo Parish. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.