Grünberg is a town in the district of Gießen

Gießen (district)

Gießen is a Kreis in the middle of Hessen, Germany. Neighboring districts are Marburg-Biedenkopf, Vogelsbergkreis, Wetteraukreis, Lahn-Dill.-History:...

, in Hesse

Hesse

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, Germany

Germany

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Neighbouring communities

To the north Grünberg borders the municipality Rabenau

Rabenau, Hesse

Rabenau is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany....

 and the town Homberg (Ohm)

Homberg (Ohm)

-Location:The officially recognized climatic spa of Homberg lies from 203 to 350 m above sea level in the valley of the Ohm, a tributary to the Lahn, some 19 km southeast of Marburg.-Neighbouring communities:...

 (Vogelsbergkreis

Vogelsbergkreis

The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf.-Geography:...

), to the east the municipality Mücke

Mücke

Mücke is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Mücke lies from 200 to 350 m above sea level in the northwest foothills of the Vogelsberg Mountains on the upper reaches of the river Ohm, a tributary to the Lahn...

 (Vogelsbergkreis), to the south the town Laubach

Laubach

' is a town of approximately 10,000 people in the region of Hesse, Germany. Laubach is known as a , a climatic health resort. It is situated east of Gießen. Surrounding are the towns of , , and .-Points of interest:...

 and to the west the municipality Reiskirchen

Reiskirchen

Reiskirchen is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 11 km east of Gießen.The biggest village in municipality after Reiskirchen is Saasen. Reiskirchen had a big department in sport. The knowest clubs in Reiskirchen are TSG Reiskirchen and SV 1936 Saasen....

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Constituent communities

The town of Grünberg consists of not only the namesake main town, but also of the outlying centres of Beltershain, Göbelnrod

Göbelnrod

Göbelnrod is a village and urban district of Grünberg in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany.- History :The village was first mentioned on December 5 1310.In documents of the 14th to 17th century the name appears in different spellings:...

, Harbach, Klein-Eichen, Lardenbach, Lehnheim, Lumda, Queckborn, Reinhardshain, Stangenrod, Stockhausen, Weickartshain and Weitershain.

Twin towns — sister cities

Condom

Condom, Gers

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, southwestern France

France

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 – since 1973 Mrągowo

Mragowo

Mrągowo is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland, the capital of Mrągowo County and the seat the Gmina Mrągowo...

, northeastern Poland

Poland

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 – 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

Bundesautobahn 5

is a 445 km long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the Hattenbach triangle intersection is a 445 km (277 mi) long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the Hattenbach triangle intersection is a 445 km (277 mi) long Autobahn in Germany. Its northern end is the...

. There are stations of the train line Vogelsbergbahn in the town of Grünberg and the villages Göbelnrod and Lehnheim.

External links

• Official website