What is Hungen?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_coa = DEU Hungen COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|50|28|N|08|54|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Landkreis Gießen Hungen.png |state = Hesse |region = Gießen |district = Gießen |elevation = 144 |area = 86.75 |population = 12924 |Stand = 2004-12-31 |postal_code = 35410 |area_code = 06402 |licence = GI |Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 31 008 |website = {{url|https://www.hungen.de/}} |mayor = Klaus Peter Weber }} '''Hungen''' is a [[town]] in the district of [[Gießen Rural District|Gießen]], in the [[States of Germany|state]] of [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. It is {{convert|20|km|mi|1|lk=on|abbr=off}} southeast of Gießen. It is {{convert|18|km|mi|1|lk=on|abbr=off}} northeast of [[Friedberg, Hesse|Friedberg]]. Other towns near Hungen are [[Laubach]], [[Nidda, Hesse|Nidda]], [[Wölfersheim]] and [[Münzenberg]]. The first documented mention of Hungen is in the year 782. In 1806 it became part of the Grand Duchy of Hessen. Interesting [[building]]s in Hungen are the [[Hungen Castle]], the Evangelical Church, and the ''Hauptbahnhof,'' (the main railroad station). Also in Hungen can be seen parts of the town's [[Middle Ages|medieval]] boundary wall. ==Hungen in the media== ''[[My Opposition: The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner]]'': The [[Railway station|railroad station]] of Hungen can be seen in this 2007 [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Documentary film|documentary]]. Robert Scott Kellner came to Hungen in 1960 to search for his grandfather, [[Friedrich Kellner]]. Friedrich Kellner was the chief justice inspector of Laubach. He wrote the [[Friedrich Kellner Diary]]. Robert Scott Kellner is the [[English language|English]] [[translation|translator]] of the [[diary]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Giessen (district)]] [[Category:Towns in Hesse]]