Bad Hersfeld

Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bad Hersfeld within Hersfeld-Rotenburg district
	Coordinates: 50°52′N 9°42′E / 50.867°N 9.700°ECoordinates: 50°52′N 9°42′E / 50.867°N 9.700°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Subdivisions	11 districts
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Fehling (Ind.)
Area
• Total	73.82 km2 (28.50 sq mi)
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)
• Total	29,615
• Density	401.18/km2 (1,039.05/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36251
Vehicle registration	HEF, ROF
Website	www.bad-hersfeld.de

Bad Hersfeld is the capital of the district Hersfeld-Rotenburg, in the state of Hessen in Germany. It is a well-known festival and spa town. Every summer, the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele (festival) are held here in 1951 at the monastery ruins. It is the largest Romanesque church ruin in Europe.

View of the monastery ruins from the tower of the town church

Bad Hersfeld Media

Copperplate engraving of Hersfeld in 1655 (Matthäus Merian the Younger)
The town's landmark, the tower of the Hersfelder Stadtkirche (Town church)
Main building of the former barracks in Bad Hersfeld (Hohe Luft). Between 1948 and 1993 it was the McPheeters Barracks of the United States Army.
Memorial stone in the former McPheeters Barracks. It was erected in honor of the soldiers who did their military service in Bad Hersfeld.
Rathaus von Bad Hersfeld, im Hintergrund die Stadtkirche
"Double cross", at the entrance within the town to the monastery zone
Monastery ruins in Bad Hersfeld
Oldest timber-frame house in Bad Hersfeld from 1452
Opening of the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele
Linggplatz, in Hintergrund das Lullusfest auf dem Marktplatz