Melsungen

Melsungen () 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.

Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_coa: Wappen Melsungen.png
German place.image_plan: Melsungen in HR.svg
German place.state: Hessen
German place.region: Kassel
German place.district: Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
German place.elevation: 160-460
German place.area: 63.09
German place.postal_code: 34212
German place.area_code: 05661
German place.licence: HR
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 06 6 34 014
German place.divisions

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Geography
Location
Constituent communities
History
Middle Ages
Modern Age
Coat of arms
Politics
Places of interest
Sport
Culture
Regular events
Culinary specialities
Transportation
Economy
Notable people
Twin towns
References
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Melsungen () 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.

==Geography== Melsungen lies on the river Fulda in the North Hesse Highlands. The streams Pfieffe and Kehrenbach, flow into the Fulda in the town. A few kilometres downstream, the river Eder flows into the Fulda.