Schlüchtern
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Mayor	Falko Fritzsch
Basic statistics
Area	113.30 km² (43.7 sq mi)
Elevation	207 m  (679 ft)
Population	17,663  (31/12/2006)
- Density	156 /km² (404 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MKK
Postal code	36381
Area code	06661
Website	www.schluechtern.de Coordinates: 50°21′00″N 09°31′00″E / 50.35, 9.516667

Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the river Kinzig at the southwest of a hill called Landrücken, approx. 30 km southwest of Fulda.

History

The town evolved from a monastery founded in the 8th century, enlarged during the following centuries and closed down during the reformation. Since then the convent buildings hosted a public school. They were reconstructed - including the gothic church - during the 19th century. Even so as the oldest part of the monument a crypt from carolingian times is preserved.

Transportion

By A 66 Frankfurt am Main—Fulda and the Kinzigtalbahn ("Kinzig-Valley Railway") Frankfurt am Main—Fulda it is connected to the Rhein-Main-Gebiet.

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