What is Alsfeld?
{{Infobox German location|type=Stadt|image_photo=Alsfeld makrplatz gebaeude.jpg|image_caption=Town Hall, ''Weinhaus'', oldest [[Timber framing|timber-framed building]] and ''Walpurgiskirche''|image_coa=DEU Alsfeld COA.svg|state=Hessen|region=Gießen|district=Vogelsbergkreis|divisions=16 Stadtteile|mayor=Stephan Paule<ref>[https://statistik.hessen.de/direktwahlen/gemeinden/A Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721170328/https://statistik.hessen.de/direktwahlen/gemeinden/A |date=2022-07-21 }}, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>|party=CDU|area=129.69|elevation=260-290|Gemeindeschlüssel=06 5 35 001|licence=VB|area_code=06631|postal_code=36304|website={{url|www.alsfeld.de}}|image_plan=Mittelhessen_Vogelsberg_Als.png|coordinates={{coord|50|45|04|N|09|16|16|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}|leader_term=2019&ndash;25}} '''Alsfeld''' is a town in Hesse, Germany. It is between [[Bad Hersfeld]], [[Fulda]], [[Gießen]] and [[Marburg an der Lahn]]. The town is along the [[Schwalm]] and in the [[Vogelsberg Mountains|Vogelsberg]], which is a volcanic mountain range. It is south of the Knüll Mountains. The town has 16 [[borough]]s. The population was about 16,000 in 2020. The main [[political party]] is the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]. == History == Asfeld's recorded history starts in the 11th century. The town was probably founded in the [[Carolingian dynasty|Carolingian Dynasty]]. The town was part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. In the Middle Ages, there was a [[Church (building)|church]], [[monastery]], towers, [[City and town halls|town hall]], and water supply. There were also [[Guild|guilds]]. These were groups of [[Merchant|merchants]] and [[Craftsman|craftsmen]]. Many [[Timber framing|half-timbered]] buildings (Fachwerkhäuser) were built in the 16th century. There were many Jews in the 19th century until [[Nazism|Nazis]] came to power. The location of the town was good for [[trade]], but caused [[Looting|plunder]]