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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.

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
German location.licence
HAS
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
09 6 74 147
German location.divisions
9 Stadtteile
German location.website
www.hassfurt.de
German location.mayor
Günther Werner
German location.leader_term
2020–26

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
district capital
Country
Germany
Located in
Bavaria
Population
13982
Area
52.66
Elevation
220
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Capital of
Haßberge
Official website
www.hassfurt.de
Image
Hassfurt BW 3.jpg
Dialing code
09521
Licence plate code
HAS
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Commons category
Haßfurt
short name
Has
topic's main category
Category:Haßfurt
postal code
97437
category of associated people
Category:People from Haßfurt
hashtag
Haßfurt
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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

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