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Ulrichstein

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Ulrichstein within Vogelsbergkreis district

(2017–23) Edwin Schneider^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total65.61 km² (25.33 sq mi)Elevation

614 m (2,014 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,028 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

35327

Dialling codes06645Vehicle registrationVBWebsitewww.ulrichstein.de

Ulrichstein (German pronunciation: [ˈʊlʁɪçˌʃtaɪ̯n] ^ⓘ) is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Ulrichstein lies in the Vogelsberg Mountains 500 m above sea level and is thereby Hesse's highest town.^[3] It is a recognized state-approved climatic spa and lies near the High Hoherodskopf nature reserve

Northeast of town is the source of the river Ohm, the "Omquelle"^[4]

Neighboring communities

Ulrichstein borders in the north on the community of Feldatal, in the east on the community of Lautertal, in the south on the town of Schotten, in the southwest on the town of Laubach (Gießen district), and in the west on the community of Mücke.

Constituent communities

In 1972, the town of Ulrichstein and the communities of Kölzenhain, Feldkrücken and Rebgeshain from the Lauterbach district, along with the communities of Bobenhausen, Helpershain, Ober-Seibertenrod, Unter-Seibertenrod and Wohnfeld from the Alsfeld district merged into a new municipality, today's town of Ulrichstein.

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
^ "Ulrichstein - Geopark Vogelsberg". www.geopark-vogelsberg.de. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
^ "Ulrichstein - Die Ohmquelle". www.ulrichstein.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-27.