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Fulda. / 50.55083°N 9.67528°E / 50.55083; 9.67528. Fulda ( German pronunciation: [ˈfʊlda]) (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district ( Kreis ). In 1990, the city hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
Fulda was chartered in 1157 and became a prince-abbacy; it was converted to a prince-bishopric when its abbot acquired the rank of bishop in 1752. It was the seat of a university during 1734–1803. The principality was secularized in 1802, passed to Hesse-Kassel in 1815, and annexed by Prussia in 1866. Fulda, which commands a strategic ...
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- Peter R. Maroochydore, Australia 2,419 contributions. Good place to see. Nice cathedral to visit but on the day we came there was an outside church service so it was really busy.
- Cloud. Frankfurt, Germany 609 contributions. Beautiful church. This church is very beautiful ads well as important, with a meaningful and original rotunda and crypt, must see :)
- Sarah T G. Okinawa Prefecture, Japan 184 contributions. Nice, small Palace. For only 3,50€ pP we got a map and could explore the three stories of the palace.
- Tavistockchrisp. 36 contributions. Nice park to relax in. Close to the Cathedral, best seen on a good day with the sun shinning. A quite impressive pump/fountain is in the centre, a lot of work and effort went into creating this park.
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Fulda's medieval old town retains parts of its wall and watch towers as well as numerous picturesque half-timbered houses. At the heart of the city's Baroque quarter is the impressive city palace (Fuldaer Stadtschloss), built at the start of the 18th century and home to elegant, 19th century state rooms and a museum housing a remarkable ...
St. Michael's Church in Fulda, Hesse, is considered to be the oldest replica of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Germany, built in the Carolingian architectural style on behalf of abbot Eigil in the years.
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The Benedictine monastery of Fulda was founded in 744 by Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, when Boniface was reorganising the church in Germany. From its foundation, the abbey Fulda and its territory was subject only to the German emperor, not to the control of the local lords. Fulda was made a bishopric in 1752 and the prince-abbots ...
