Haßfurt
Haßfurt (; English: Hassfurt) is a town in the Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) region of Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the Haßberge district. It is situated on the river Main, 20 km east of Schweinfurt and 30 km northwest of Bamberg. In 1852, Ludwig's Western Railway reached the town and between 1892 and 1995, which also had a branch line to Hofheim. The 1867 Hassfurt Bridge, thought to be the first Cantilever bridge built, was also there.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Haßfurt COA.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Haßfurt Luftbild-20250907-RM-163814.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Aerial view of Haßfurt
- German location.image_plan
- Haßfurt in HAS.svg
- German location.state
- Bayern
- German location.region
- Unterfranken
- German location.district
- Haßberge
- German location.elevation
- 220
- German location.area
- 52.77
- German location.postal_code
- 97437
- German location.area_code
- 09521
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Haßfurt (; English: Hassfurt) is a town in the Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) region of Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the Haßberge district. It is situated on the river Main, 20 km east of Schweinfurt and 30 km northwest of Bamberg. In 1852, Ludwig's Western Railway reached the town and between 1892 and 1995, which also had a branch line to Hofheim. The 1867 Hassfurt Bridge, thought to be the first Cantilever bridge built, was also there.
==Notable residents== Hermann Kreß (1895-1943), German general, commander of the 4th Mountain Division, killed in the Soviet Union Fritz Sauckel (1894-1946), Nazi politician, executed for war crimes Albert Neuberger FRS (1908-1996), biochemist and professor Klara Bühl (born 2000), footballer for the Germany national team left|thumb|268px|The main street in Hassfurt