Grebenau () is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse,
Germany
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.
Geography
Location
Lying from 220 to 350 m above
sea level
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, Grebenau is northeast of the
Vogelsberg
The is a large volcanic mountain range in the German Central Uplands in the state of Hesse, separated from the Rhön Mountains by the Fulda river valley.
Emerging approximately 19 million years ago, the Vogelsberg is Central Europe's largest ...
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
Alsfeld () is a town in the center of Hesse, in Germany.
Located about north of Frankfurt, Alsfeld is in the center of Hesse and part of the densely populated Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. It is well known for its well-preserved old ...
and the community of
Breitenbach am Herzberg (
Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Werra-Meißner, Wartburgkreis, Fulda, Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder.
History
In 1821, districts were created in Hesse, including the districts H ...
), 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
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been t ...
: 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
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Vogelsbergkreis
Grand Duchy of Hesse