Grebenau

Grebenau
Coat of arms
Grebenau
Location of Grebenau within Vogelsbergkreis district
Coordinates: 50°45′N 9°28′E / 50.750°N 9.467°E / 50.750; 9.467Coordinates: 50°45′N 9°28′E / 50.750°N 9.467°E / 50.750; 9.467
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Vogelsbergkreis
Government
• Mayor	Jürgen Ackermann (SPD)
Area
• Total	55.37 km2 (21.38 sq mi)
Elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,375
• Density	43/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.

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