Melsungen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Melsungen within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district  | |
  Melsungen  Melsungen | |
| 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.
- ^ "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.