Tann, Hesse

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Tann (Rhön) within Fulda district

(2019–25) Mario Dänner^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total60.45 km² (23.34 sq mi)Elevation

400 m (1,300 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,565 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

36142

Dialling codes06682Vehicle registrationFDWebsitewww.tann-rhoen.de

Tann is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 27 km northeast of Fulda. It is an accredited Spa town at the Ulster River.

Mayors

Karl Hilgen (SPD) till 1983
Wolfgang Schwake (CDU) till 1989
Dieter Herchenhan] (SPD) till 2001
Markus Meysner (CDU) till 2013
Mario Dänner (independent) since 2013^[3]

Buildings

City gate of Tann (built 1557–1563)
Protestant church
Tann yellow castle
Tann blue castle

Sons and daughters of the town

Johann Ludwig Klüber (1762-1837), state lawyer and writer

Personalities who have worked on the spot

Johann Michael Bach (musician at Wuppertal) (1745-1820), a member of the musical Bach family. Worked in Tann as a church musician (1786 to ca. 1795)
Sebastian Kehl (born 1980, Fulda), grew up in the district Lahrbach, professional football player (Borussia Dortmund

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.
^ Endgültiges Wahlergebnis der Bürgermeisterwahl von 2013