Grebenau

Grebenau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːbənaʊ] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Grebenau
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Grebenau within Vogelsbergkreis district
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Coordinates: 50°45′N 9°28′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Vogelsbergkreis
Subdivisions	7 Stadtbezirke
Government
• Mayor (2019–25)	Lars Wicke[1] (FW)
Area
• Total	55.34 km2 (21.37 sq mi)
Elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,301
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36323
Dialling codes	06646
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.grebenau.de

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)