Rückers is situated in the south of the district of Fulda, approx. 20 km south of the town Fulda, on the gently sliding northern slope of a low mountain range between Rhön and Vogelsberg Mountains called Landrücken.
Neighboring localitiesedit
Rückers borders in the north-east the village of Schweben, in the south-east the village of Hutten, in the south the village of Elm, in the south-west the village of Klosterhöfe, in the west the village of Höf und Haid and in the north-west the village of Flieden.
Historyedit
Dolmens found at the foot of the Steinkammer give testimony that people already lived here already in ancient times. The founding of Rückers is expected around the time of Charlemagne. In a written document, Rückers is mentioned for the first time around the year of 1160.[2]
Catholic Church "Mariae Himmelfahrt" in Rückers
Religionedit
A Catholic church Mariä Himmelfahrt is situated in Rückers.[3]
Educationedit
A kindergarten named St. Nikolaus and a Grundschule (elementary school) Steinkammerschule are in Rückers.[4]
Sites of interestedit
The headwater and local recreation area Steinkammer located on the low mountain range Landrücken serves vacationers and hikers a superb view to the mountains of Rhön, Vogelsberg and Spessart. The area of Steinkammer is a protected landscape area [5] in the Hessian Rhön Nature Park, bordering the Spessart Nature Park, with geological and biological importance.[6]
^“Steinkammer“ on official website of landkreis-fulda.de
^"Steinkammer-Rundweg 4" on official website of biosphärenreservat-rhön.de
External linksedit
official website of village Rueckers
official website of Catholic-Church-Rueckers
January 01, 1970
rückers, town, poland, szczytna, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. For the town in Poland see Szczytna This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ruckers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Ruckers is a village in the municipality of Flieden in the district of Fulda in Hesse Germany RuckersVillage of FliedenLocation of RuckersRuckersShow map of GermanyRuckersShow map of HesseCoordinates 50 24 N 09 34 E 50 400 N 9 567 E 50 400 9 567CountryGermanyStateHesseAdmin regionKasselDistrictFuldaTownFliedenElevation330 m 1 080 ft Population 2020 1 Total1 747Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes36103Dialling codes0 66 55Vehicle registrationFD Village of Ruckers Contents 1 Geography 2 Neighboring localities 3 History 4 Religion 5 Education 6 Sites of interest 7 Transportation 7 1 Motorway 7 2 Railway lines 8 References 9 External linksGeography editRuckers is situated in the south of the district of Fulda approx 20 km south of the town Fulda on the gently sliding northern slope of a low mountain range between Rhon and Vogelsberg Mountains called Landrucken Neighboring localities editRuckers borders in the north east the village of Schweben in the south east the village of Hutten in the south the village of Elm in the south west the village of Klosterhofe in the west the village of Hof und Haid and in the north west the village of Flieden History editDolmens found at the foot of the Steinkammer give testimony that people already lived here already in ancient times The founding of Ruckers is expected around the time of Charlemagne In a written document Ruckers is mentioned for the first time around the year of 1160 2 nbsp Catholic Church Mariae Himmelfahrt in RuckersReligion editA Catholic church Maria Himmelfahrt is situated in Ruckers 3 Education editA kindergarten named St Nikolaus and a Grundschule elementary school Steinkammerschule are in Ruckers 4 Sites of interest editThe headwater and local recreation area Steinkammer located on the low mountain range Landrucken serves vacationers and hikers a superb view to the mountains of Rhon Vogelsberg and Spessart The area of Steinkammer is a protected landscape area 5 in the Hessian Rhon Nature Park bordering the Spessart Nature Park with geological and biological importance 6 Transportation editMotorway edit Bundesautobahn 66 Railway lines edit Line Bebra Fulda Frankfurt am Main Line Flieden GemundenReferences edit Daten amp Zahlen Gemeinde Flieden Retrieved 25 September 2021 Ruckers Ein ruhmreicher Speer gab den Namen In Fuldaer Zeitung 22 April 2010 permanent dead link Catholic Church Rueckers on official website Municipality of Flieden Village Rueckers Steinkammer on official website of landkreis fulda de Steinkammer Rundweg 4 on official website of biospharenreservat rhon deExternal links editofficial website of village Rueckers official website of Catholic Church Rueckers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruckers amp oldid 1152062829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
