Grünsfeld is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

and a

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in the

Main-Tauber Main-Tauber-Kreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from northwest clockwise) Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Ansbach (all in Bavar ...

district, in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

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. It is situated 6 km east of

Tauberbischofsheim Tauberbischofsheim is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,200. It is the capital of the Main-Tauber district. It is a popular tourist destination due to its numerous historical ...

, and 25 km southwest of

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the '' Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzbur ...

. It consists of the villages Grünsfeld, Grünsfeldhausen, Krensheim, Kützbrunn, Paimar, and Zimmern.

Local council (Gemeinderat)

Elections were held in May 2014:

Mayors

* 1985–2013: Alfred Beetz (CDU) * since 2013: Joachim Markert (CDU)

Sons and daughters of the city

* 1470, John IV, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg, † 1 September 1531, Landgraf of Leuchtenberg * 17 June 1855, Fritz Steinbach, † August 13, 1916, Brahms conductor and composer

References

Main-Tauber-Kreis Historic Jewish communities {{MainTauber-geo-stub