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)
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

Towns and municipalities in Vogelsberg (district)
Alsfeld Antrifttal Feldatal Freiensteinau Gemünden Grebenau Grebenhain Herbstein Homberg (Ohm) Kirtorf Lauterbach Lautertal Mücke Romrod Schlitz Schotten Schwalmtal Ulrichstein Wartenberg