Fulda: Boniface's Grave, Baroque Bishops' City, and the Crossroads of Central Germany
Fulda has a population around 64,000 and sits on the Fulda river in eastern Hessen. Saint Boniface, the Anglo-Saxon missionary who organised the German church, was buried here in 754 after his martyrdom in Frisia. The Dom zu Fulda (Cathedral), a Baroque structure built over his grave, remains one of Germany's most important Catholic pilgrimage sites. The Stadtschloss, an imposing Baroque palace, served as the bishops' residence and now houses the city administration and museum.
The Michaelskirche, a pre-Romanesque rotunda from around 820, is one of the oldest church buildings in Germany. The Deutsche Bischofskonferenz (German Bishops' Conference) traditionally holds its annual autumn meeting in Fulda. The ICE high-speed rail line between Frankfurt and Berlin passes through Fulda, placing the city at a strategic crossroads. The Rhoen Biosphere Reserve begins east of the city. Fulda's position between Frankfurt (100 kilometres southwest) and Kassel (100 kilometres north) gives it a gateway role. Adult companionship follows Hessen's regulatory approach.
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Fulda has a population around 64,000 and sits on the Fulda river in eastern Hessen. Saint Boniface, the Anglo-Saxon missionary who organised the German church, was buried here in 754 after his martyrdom in Frisia. The Dom zu Fulda (Cathedral), a Baroque structure built over his grave, remains one of Germany's most important Catholic pilgrimage sites. The Stadtschloss, an imposing Baroque palace, served as the bishops' residence and now houses the city administration and museum.
The Michaelskirche, a pre-Romanesque rotunda from around 820, is one of the oldest church buildings in Germany. The Deutsche Bischofskonferenz (German Bishops' Conference) traditionally holds its annual autumn meeting in Fulda. The ICE high-speed rail line between Frankfurt and Berlin passes through Fulda, placing the city at a strategic crossroads. The Rhoen Biosphere Reserve begins east of the city. Fulda's position between Frankfurt (100 kilometres southwest) and Kassel (100 kilometres north) gives it a gateway role. Adult companionship follows Hessen's regulatory approach.
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