Grebenau

Grebenau
Town
Coat of arms of Grebenau
Coat of arms
AntrifttalAlsfeldGrebenauSchlitzKirtorfHomberg (Ohm)MückeGemündenRomrodSchwalmtalLauterbachWartenbergFeldatalLautertalUlrichsteinHerbsteinSchottenGrebenhainFreiensteinauMarburg-BiedenkopfSchwalm-Eder-KreisHersfeld-RotenburgFulda (district)WetteraukreisMain-Kinzig-Kreis
Location of Grebenau within Vogelsbergkreis district
Interactive map of Grebenau
Location within Germany
Location within Hesse
Coordinates: 50°45′N 9°28′E / 50.750°N 9.467°E / 50.750; 9.467
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictVogelsbergkreis
Subdivisions7 Stadtbezirke
Government
 • Mayor (2019–25)Lars Wicke (FW)
Area
 • Total
55.34 km2 (21.37 sq mi)
Elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
2,232
 • Density40.33/km2 (104.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36323
Dialling codes06646
Vehicle registrationVB
Websitewww.grebenau.de

Grebenau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːbənaʊ] ⓘ) 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 municipalities

Grebenau borders in the north on the town of Alsfeld and the municipality 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 municipality of Schwalmtal, Hesse.

Constituent municipalities

  • 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)

The municipal council is the legislative body governing local administrative affairs in Grebenau. Local elections determine the distribution of seats among political parties and citizen coalitions representing the town and its constituent districts (Stadtbezirke).