Schenklengsfeld
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| Schenklengsfeld | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Hersfeld-Rotenburg |
| Municipal subdivisions | 14 districts |
| Mayor | Stefan Gensler (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 63.78 km² (24.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317 m (1040 ft) |
| Population | 4,676 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 73 /km² (190 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HEF |
| Postal code | 36277 |
| Area code | 06629 |
| Website | www.schenklengsfeld.de |
Schenklengsfeld is a municipality in the district Hersfeld-Rotenburg, in Hesse, Germany. It is located between the Fulda and Werra rivers, approx. 30 kilometers northeast of Fulda and approx. 60 kilometers southeast of Kassel.
[edit] Division of the muncipiality
The modern municipality dates to 1972, when the villages of Schenklengsfeld, Dinkelrode, Erdmannrode, Hilmes, Konrode, Lampertsfeld, Landershausen, Malkomes, Oberlengsfeld, Schenksolz, Unterweisenbor.
[edit] History
First mentioned in AD 800 as Lengesfeld in Thuringia,
[edit] Notable places
Schenklengsfeld is notable for its ancient Gerichtslinde, a Tilia platyphyllos aged some 1,120 years, the oldest tree in Germany.
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