Grebenstein

Grebenstein

Coat of arms
Grebenstein
Location of Grebenstein within Kassel district
Coordinates: 51°27′N 09°25′E / 51.450°N 9.417°E / 51.450; 9.417Coordinates: 51°27′N 09°25′E / 51.450°N 9.417°E / 51.450; 9.417
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Kassel
Government
  Mayor Armin Kölling
Area
  Total 49.85 km2 (19.25 sq mi)
Elevation 249 m (817 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 5,757
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 34393
Dialling codes 05674
Vehicle registration KS or HOG
Website www.stadt-grebenstein.de
One of the historic towers on the town wall of Grebenstein
Parish church, as at 23.9.2005

Grebenstein is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 16 km northwest of Kassel on the German Timber-Frame Road. In 1762 it was the scene of a skirmish between British and French troops during the Seven Years' War.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2018.


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