Grebenau
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Location of Grebenau
within Vogelsbergkreis district  | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Vogelsbergkreis |
| Subdivisions | 7 Stadtbezirke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–25) | Lars Wicke[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.34 km2 (21.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
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| 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: [ˈɡʁeːbənaʊ] <phonos file="De-Grebenau.ogg"></phonos>) is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Location
[edit | edit source]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 municipalities
[edit | edit source]Grebenau borders in the north on the town of Alsfeld and the municipality 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 municipality of Schwalmtal, Hesse.
Constituent municipalities
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]Town council
[edit | edit source]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
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