 The community of Hünfelden came into being within the framework of administrative reform in Hesse on 1 October 1971 through the voluntary merger of the then autonomous communities of Dauborn, Heringen, Kirberg, Mensfelden, Nauheim, Neesbach and Ohren.The name “Hünfelden” was chosen then because of the great number of cromlechs – "Hünengräber" in German – from Hallstatt times around the centres of Heringen and Ohren.At the time of founding, the community’s population was 6,952.