Grebenau

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Coordinates: 50°45′N 9°28′E

Grebenau
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Gießen
District	Vogelsbergkreis
Population	2,746 (31/12/2004)
Area	55.37 km²
Population density	50 /km²
Elevation	286 m
Coordinates	50°45′ N 9°28′ E
Postal code	36323
Area code	06646
Licence plate code	VB
Mayor	Jürgen Ackermann (SPD)
Website	Stadt Grebenau

Grebenau is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Neighbouring communities 1.3 Constituent communities 2 Politics 2.1 Town council 3 Reference

[edit] Geography

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Politics

[edit] 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)

[edit] Reference

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.