Melsungen | |
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Location of Melsungen within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district | |
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[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 63.1 km2 (24.4 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,906 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/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. The Braun family’s 8 billionaires make Melsungen the city with the highest number of billionaires per capita in the world.