Alsfeld

Alsfeld () is a town in the center of Hesse, in Germany.

Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_coa: DEU Alsfeld COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Mittelhessen_Vogelsberg_Als.png
German place.image_photo: Alsfeld makrplatz gebaeude.jpg
German place.image_caption: Town Hall, Weinhaus, oldest timber-framed building and Walpurgiskirche
German place.state: Hessen
German place.region: Gießen
German place.district: Vogelsbergkreis
German place.elevation: 260-290
German place.area: 129.71
German place.postal_code: 36304
German place.area_code: 06631

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Contents

Geography
Neighboring municipalities
Boroughs
History
Alsfeld's golden age
19th century
Nazism and the World War II-period
History after 1945
Government
Town council and executive
Mayors
Coat of arms
Main sights
Buildings at the market place (Markt)
Walpurgiskirche (Walpurgis Church)
The ''Dreifaltigkeitskirche'' (Trinity Church) and the former Augustine monastery
Kirchplatz (Church square) with Beinhaus
Grabbrunnen
Leonhardsturm (Leonard's Tower)
Museums
People and culture
Events
Cultural references
Infrastructure
Notable people
References
External links

Alsfeld () is a town in the center of Hesse, in Germany.

Located about north of Frankfurt, Alsfeld is part of the densely populated Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, with nearby Lauterbach (about east), one of the two centre cities of the Vogelsbergkreis district.