Gersfeld

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Gersfeld
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Gersfeld
Gersfeld (Germany)
Gersfeld
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Fulda
Mayor Margit Trittin (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 89.37 km² (34.5 sq mi)
Elevation 371 - 950 m
Population 6,168  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 69 /km² (179 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FD
Postal code 36129
Area codes 06654, 06656
Website www.gersfeld.de

Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 09°55′00″E / 50.45, 9.916667

Gersfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Fulda River, in the Rhön Mountains, 20 km southeast of Fulda.