Gründau

Infobox German Location
Art = Gemeinde
Name = Gründau
Wappen = Wappen Gründau.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 13
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 09
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hesse
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Höhe = 135
Fläche = 67.64
Einwohner = 14737
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 63584
Vorwahl = 06058,
06051 (Lieblos / Rothenbergen)
Kfz = MKK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 35 012
Gliederung = 7 districts
Straße = Am Bürgerzentrum 1
(Lieblos)
Website = [http://www.gruendau.de/ www.gruendau.de]
Bürgermeister = Heiko Merz
Partei = SPD

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 14,773 in total (population as of December 2003)
* Lieblos (3,565)
* Rothenbergen (3,743)
* Niedergründau (1,871)
* Mittel-Gründau (2,178)
* Hain-Gründau (1,785)
* Breitenborn (1,196)
* Gettenbach (435)

History

Most of the villages are mentioned in church registers since 12th 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

External links

* [http://www.gruendau.de Official site] de icon