Grebenau
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Grebenau | ||
---|---|---|
|
||
<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Location of Grebenau within Vogelsbergkreis district
|
||
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Hesse | |
Admin. region | Gießen | |
District | Vogelsbergkreis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Jürgen Ackermann (SPD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 55.37 km2 (21.38 sq mi) | |
Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 2,453 | |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 36323 | |
Dialling codes | 06646 | |
Vehicle registration | VB | |
Website | www.grebenau.de |
Grebenau is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Contents
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
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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.