Grebenau | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Grebenau within Vogelsbergkreis district  | |
  Grebenau  Grebenau | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′N 9°28′E / 50.750°N 9.467°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Vogelsbergkreis |
| Subdivisions | 7 Stadtbezirke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–25) | Lars Wicke[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.37 km2 (21.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,394 |
| • Density | 43/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 |
Grebenau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːbənaʊ̯] ⓘ) is a town in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.
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.
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.
Chairman:
Herbert Appel (SPD)
(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)
