Gründau

Gründau
Coat of arms
Gründau
Location of Gründau within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°13′N 09°09′E / 50.217°N 9.150°ECoordinates: 50°13′N 09°09′E / 50.217°N 9.150°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Heiko Merz (SPD)
Area
• Total	67.64 km^2 (26.12 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	14,633
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	63584
Dialling codes	06058, 06051 (Lieblos / Rothenbergen)
Vehicle registration	MKK
Website	www.gruendau.de

Gründau is a municipality in the district Main-Kinzig, in Hessen, Germany.

Geography

Neighbouring places

Gründau is located near Gelnhausen and Büdingen. Frankfurt am Main, the largest city in Hessen, is located in a distance of about 50 km.

Division of the municipality

Gründau is a municipality that consists of seven villages, with a population of 14,670 in total (population as of June 2009)

• Lieblos (3,727, population as of June 2008)
• Rothenbergen (3,797, population as of June 2008)
• Niedergründau (1,785, population as of June 2008)
• Mittel-Gründau (2,103, population as of June 2008)
• Hain-Gründau (1,746, population as of June 2008)
• Breitenborn (1,144; population as of June 2008)
• Gettenbach (430, population as of June 2008)

History

Most of the villages are mentioned in church registers since 11th century.

Religious affiliation

54.1% Protestants, 18.9% Catholics, 27% other faiths

Twin towns

• Laussonne, Département Haute-Loire (43), Auvergne, France
• Neugersdorf, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany

References

1. "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). August 2016.

External links

• Official site (German)