Melsungen
Melsungen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Melsungen
within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district | |
Location of Melsungen | |
Melsungen Melsungen | |
| Coordinates: 51°08′N 09°33′E / 51.133°N 9.550°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Kassel |
| District | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 7 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Markus Boucsein (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.09 km2 (24.36 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 13,994 |
| • Density | 221.8/km2 (574.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 34212 |
| Dialling codes | 05661 |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | www.melsungen.de |
Melsungen (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛlzʊŋən] ⓘ) is a small climatic spa town in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. In 1987, the town hosted the 27th Hessentag state festival.