Gemünden_(Felda)

Gemünden (Felda)

Gemünden (Felda)

Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Gemünden (German pronunciation: [ɡəˈmʏndn̩] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

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Geography

Location

Gemünden lies on the rivers Felda and Ohm, flowing from the Vogelsberg Mountains in the region of Upper Hessen (Oberhessen) amongst Homberg Grünberg, Kirtorf, Romrod and Feldatal, or more broadly, between Gießen and Bad Hersfeld. Through the rural areas within the community runs the Autobahn A 5

Neighbouring communities

Gemuenden borders in the northwest on the town of Homberg, in the northeast on the town of Kirtorf, in the east on the town of Romrod, in the southeast on the community of Feldatal, and in the southwest on the community of Mücke.

Constituent communities

The community of Gemünden consists of 7 centres that were amalgamated as part of municipal reforms in 1971 into one greater community. These are:

  • Burg-Gemünden
  • Ehringshausen
  • Elpenrod
  • Hainbach
  • Nieder-Gemünden (administrative seat)
  • Otterbach
  • Rülfenrod

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

  • SPD 8 seats
  • UBL (citizens' coalition) 8 seats
  • BGG (citizens' coalition) 7 seats

References

  1. [1]
    "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
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