Künzell

Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Künzell within Fulda district

(2021–27) Timo Zentgraf^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total30.29 km² (11.70 sq mi)Elevation

336 m (1,102 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total17,062 • Density560/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

36093

Dialling codes0661Vehicle registrationFDWebsitewww.kuenzell.de

Künzell is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 3 km east of Fulda. It is twinned with the English village of Rustington.

The subdivisions are: Künzell/Bachrain, Pilgerzell, Engelhelms, Dirlos (with Loheland), Dietershausen, Keulos, Wissels and Dassen.

History

In 743 a monk named Chindolf settled there in a cella. The place was named Chindecella or Kindecella.

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.