100km (62 miles) NE of Frankfurt, 32km (20 miles) NE of Steinau an der Strasse
The economic center of East Hesse, the Episcopal city of Fulda dates from 744. Today it's chiefly visited because of its baroque core, with a cathedral and a palace.
In the Christian world, it is forever linked to St. Boniface, the "Apostle of Germany." This English missionary was sent here by Pope Gregory II in the 700s to preach the gospel to the pagan Germans. He was murdered in 754 and his body brought back to Fulda, where a cult formed around his tomb.
Much of the extensive building activity that began in Fulda in the early 18th century remains to delight visitors today. With some justification, Fulda is called the "City of Baroque."
