Gemünden (Felda)

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Gemünden (Felda).pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 42
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 03
Lageplan = Mittelhessen Vogelsberg Gem.pngBundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Gießen
Landkreis = Vogelsbergkreis
Höhe = 259
Fläche = 55.0
Einwohner = 3119
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 35329
Vorwahl = 06634
Kfz = VB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 5 35 005
Straße = Rathausgasse 6
Website = [http://www.gemünden-felda.de www.gemünden-felda.de]
Bürgermeister = Lothar Bott

Gemünden is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Gemünden lies on the rivers Felda and Ohm, flowing from the Vogelsberg Mountains in the region of Upper Hesse ("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

Gemünden 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
* BGG (citizens' coalition) 7 seats
* UBL (citizens' coalition) 8 seats

References