Tann, Hesse

Tann (Rhön)
Landscape of Tann (View from northeast)
Coat of arms
Tann (Rhön) Location of Tann (Rhön) within Fulda district
Coordinates: 50°39′N 10°01′E / 50.650°N 10.017°E / 50.650; 10.017Coordinates: 50°39′N 10°01′E / 50.650°N 10.017°E / 50.650; 10.017
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Fulda
Government
• Mayor	Mario Dänner (Ind.)
Area
• Total	60.45 km2 (23.34 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,430
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	36142
Dialling codes	06682
Vehicle registration	FD
Website	www.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^[2]

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, professinal football player (Borussia Dortmund

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