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{{short description|River in Germany}}
{{About|the river in Germany||Fulda (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Fulda
| image             = Altmarktbrücke Kassel.jpg
| image_caption     = The Fulda in Kassel
| mapframe          = yes
| mapframe-zoom     = 7
| source1_location  = [[Rhön]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|50|29|40|N|9|56|42|E|region:DE}}
| mouth_location    = [[Weser]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|51|25|16|N|9|38|54|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Germany]]
| subdivision_type2 = States
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hesse]] and [[Lower Saxony]]
| length            = {{convert|220.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-HE|WRRL}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|850|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg    = 
| basin_size        = {{convert|6947|km2|abbr=on}} {{GeoQuelle|DE-NI|UK}}
| progression       = {{RWeser}}
| map               = Verlaufskarte Fulda.png
| map_alt           = 
| map_caption       = Course of the Fulda shown in red 
| tributaries_left  = [[Schlitz (river)|Schlitz]], [[Eder (Fulda)|Eder]]
| tributaries_right = [[Haune]], [[Losse (river)|Losse]]
| extra             = 
}}

The '''Fulda''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfʊlda|-|De-Fulda.ogg}}) is a river of [[Hesse]] and [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It is one of two headstreams of the [[Weser]] (the other one being the [[Werra]]). The Fulda is {{convert|220.4|km|mi}} long.<ref name="DE-HE_WRRL" />

The river arises at [[Wasserkuppe]] in the [[Rhön]] mountains in Hesse. From there it runs northeast, flanked by the [[Knüll]] mountains in the west and the [[Seulingswald]] in the east. Near [[Bebra]] it changes direction to the northwest.

After joining the [[Eder (Fulda)|Eder]] river it flows straight north until [[Kassel]], then changes direction to the northeast, with the [[Kaufungen Forest]] east and the beginning of the [[Reinhardswald]] forest northwest.  The north end of the river meets the Werra in [[Hannoversch Münden]], Lower Saxony, where the Fulda and the Werra join to form the Weser river.

Cities along the Fulda include:
* [[Gersfeld]]
* [[Fulda]]
* [[Bad Hersfeld]]
* [[Bebra]]
* [[Rotenburg an der Fulda]]
* [[Melsungen]]
* [[Kassel]]

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Hesse]]
*[[List of rivers of Lower Saxony]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928012138/http://www.osthessen-news.de/Luftbilder/Luftvideo_897_Fuldaaue.wmv Flight near Fulda] Videoclip (10&nbsp;MB, 1:20&nbsp;min) from the German site [https://archive.today/20130105231347/http://www.osthessen-news.de/Luftbilder/Luftbild_897.htm http://www.osthessen-news.de]

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[[Category:Rivers of Hesse]]
[[Category:Rivers of Lower Saxony]]
[[Category:Federal waterways in Germany]]
[[Category:Fulda basin| ]]
[[Category:North Hesse]]
[[Category:Rivers of Germany]]


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