Grünberg, Hesse
Town in Hesse, Germany
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Grünberg (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁyːnbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hessen, Germany. In 1980, the town hosted the 20th Hessentag state festival.
Grünberg | |
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 Market square | |
_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Grünberg
within Gießen district  | |
 Location of Grünberg | |
  Grünberg Location within Germany  Grünberg Location within Hesse | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′N 08°57′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Gießen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–27) | Marcel Schlosser[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.22 km2 (34.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,683 |
| • Density | 153.4/km2 (397.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35305 |
| Dialling codes | 06401 (06634) |
| Vehicle registration | GI |
Geography
Grünberg is situated 20 km (12 mi) east of Gießen.
Neighbouring communities
To the north Grünberg borders the municipality Rabenau and the town Homberg (Ohm) (Vogelsbergkreis), to the east the municipality Mücke (Vogelsbergkreis), to the south the town Laubach and to the west the municipality Reiskirchen.
Constituent communities
The town of Grünberg also consists of the nearby villages of Beltershain, Göbelnrod, Harbach, Klein-Eichen, Lardenbach, Lehnheim, Lumda, Queckborn, Reinhardshain, Stangenrod, Stockhausen, Weickartshain and Weitershain.
International relations
Education
- Theo-Koch-School, Grünberg – integrated comprehensive school with sixth form
- primary school Am Diebsturm, Grünberg
- primary school Sonnenberg, Stangenrod
- Gallus-School, Grünberg
Transport
Grünberg has a junction of the Bundesautobahn 5. There are stations on the Vogelsberg Railway (Vogelsbergbahn) in the town of Grünberg (Grünberg station) and the villages Göbelnrod (Göbelnrod station) and Lehnheim (Lehnheim station).
Gallery
Tower in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
This is a scan of the historical document: Title: Grünberg - Topographia Hassiae language: German
Street in Grünberg, Germany
Tower in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
Town hall in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
Detail of town hall in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
Sporthotel/Sportschule Grünberg, July 2010
