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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

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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. For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... The Vogelsberg Mountains are a group of low mountains in central Germany, located in the middle of the state of Hessen. ... Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis). ... The Fulda is a river in Hesse, Germany. ...

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. Alsfeld is a city in the center of Hesse. ... Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. ...

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

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Reference

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

Cities and towns in Vogelsberg (district)

Alsfeld | Antrifttal | Feldatal | Freiensteinau | Gemünden | Grebenau | Grebenhain | Herbstein | Homberg (Ohm) | Kirtorf | Lauterbach | Lautertal | Mücke | Romrod | Schlitz | Schotten | Schwalmtal | Ulrichstein | Wartenberg Image File history File links De_vogelsberg_coat. ... The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. ... Alsfeld is a city in the center of Hesse. ... Antrifttal is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. ... Feldatal is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. ... Freiensteinau is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. ... Gemünden is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. ... Homberg (Ohm) is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. ... Kirtorf is a town in the northern Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. ... Schotten is a town in the middle of Hesse, Germany. ... Wartenberg is a municipality (Gemeinde) in the Vogelsbergkreis district in the state of Hesse, Germany. ...