Grünberg, Hesse

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
Town
Market square
Coat of arms
Location of Grünberg within Gießen district
Grünberg Show map of Germany Grünberg Show map of 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	89.25 km2 (34.46 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,930
• Density	160/km2 (400/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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

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

Education

Air photograph of the Theo-Koch-School Grünberg, October 2010

• 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

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  Tower in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
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  This is a scan of the historical document: Title: Grünberg - Topographia Hassiae language: German
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  Street in Grünberg, Germany
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  Tower in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
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  Town hall in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
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  Detail of town hall in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
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  Sporthotel/Sportschule Grünberg, July 2010