Rotenburg an der Fulda

This article is about the town in Hesse. For other places with the same name, see Rotenburg.

Rotenburg a.d. Fulda
Old houses in Rotenburg, facing the Fulda River
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Town subdivisions	8 districts
Mayor	Manfred Fehr (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	79.84 km² (30.8 sq mi)
Elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Population	13,984 (31/12/2006)
- Density	175 /km² (454 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HEF
Postal code	36199
Area code	06623
Website	www.rotenburg.de Coordinates: 50°59′46″N 9°43′40″E / 50.99611, 9.72778

Rotenburg an der Fulda is a town in the district Hersfeld-Rotenburg, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Fulda River, 14 km north of Bad Hersfeld.

In 2001, local resident Armin Meiwes killed and ate much of another man in a bizarre sexual pact at Meiwes' home in the town.

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v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district

Alheim \| Bad Hersfeld \| Bebra \| Breitenbach \| Cornberg \| Friedewald \| Hauneck \| Haunetal \| Heringen \| Hohenroda \| Kirchheim \| Ludwigsau \| Nentershausen \| Neuenstein \| Niederaula \| Philippsthal \| Ronshausen \| Rotenburg \| Schenklengsfeld \| Wildeck