Grebenau () 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
Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
History ...
, at the place where the Schwarza empties into the
Jossa Jossa may refer to:
Places
* Jossa (Fulda), a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Fulda
* Jossa (Lüder), a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Lüder
* Jossa (Sinn), a river of Hesse, Germany, tributary of the Sinn
* Jossa (Sinnta ...
, itself a tributary to the
Fulda
Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival.
History ...
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Neighbouring communities
Grebenau borders in the north on the town of
Alsfeld and the community of
Breitenbach am Herzberg
Breitenbach am Herzberg (officially ''Breitenbach a. Herzberg'') is a municipality in southwesternmost Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies at the foot of the Hirschberg (often also known a ...
(
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
Schwalmtal is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Neighbouring communities
Schwalmtal borders in the north on the towns of Alsfeld and Grebenau, in the east on the town of Lauterbach, in the south on the community ...
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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)
References
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Vogelsbergkreis
Grand Duchy of Hesse