Grünberg, Hesse

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Grünberg within Gießen district

(2021–27) Marcel Schlosser^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total89.25 km² (34.46 sq mi)Elevation

275 m (902 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total13,930 • Density160/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

35305

Dialling codes06401 (06634)Vehicle registrationGI

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.

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

Condom, southwestern France – since 1973
Mrągowo, northeastern Poland – since 1993

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This is a scan of the historical document: Title: Grünberg - Topographia Hassiae language: German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

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.