Grebenau
Appearance
Grebenau | |
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Location of Grebenau within Vogelsbergkreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°45′N 9°28′E / 50.750°N 9.467°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Gießen |
District | Vogelsbergkreis |
Subdivisions | 7 Stadtbezirke |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–25) | Lars Wicke[1] (FW) |
Area | |
• Total | 55.37 km2 (21.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,394 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 36323 |
Dialling codes | 06646 |
Vehicle registration | VB |
Website | www.grebenau.de |
Grebenau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːbənaʊ̯] ) is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Lying from 220 to 350 m above sea level, Grebenau is northeast of the Vogelsberg some 26 km northwest of Fulda, at the place where the Schwarza empties into the Jossa, itself a tributary to the Fulda.
Neighbouring communities
Grebenau borders in the north on the town of Alsfeld and the community of Breitenbach am Herzberg (Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in the east on the town of Schlitz, in the south on the town of Lauterbach, and in the west on the community of Schwalmtal, Hesse.
Constituent communities
- Bieben, representative Klaus Gaudl
- Merlos – belongs to Bieben
- Eulersdorf, representative Ernst Hölscher
- Grebenau, representative Lotti Frick
- Reimenrod, representative Gerhard Agel
- Schwarz, representative Klaus Weitzel
- Udenhausen, representative Herbert Schäfer
- Wallersdorf, representative Gerd-Dieter Kaiser
Politics
Town council
![]() | This section needs to be updated.(July 2021) |
Chairman:
Herbert Appel (SPD)
- CDU: 6 seats, factional chairman Gerd-Dieter Kaiser
- SPD: 6 seats, factional chairman Helmut Ihm
- FWG (citizens' coalition): 3 seats, factional chairman Rudolf Dippel
(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)
References
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.