Gemünden (Felda)

Gemünden
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Gemünden (Felda) within Vogelsbergkreis district
Gemünden Gemünden
Coordinates: 50°42′N 09°03′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Gießen
District	Vogelsbergkreis
Government
• Mayor (2021–27)	Daniel Müller
Area
• Total	55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation	259 m (850 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,760
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	35329
Dialling codes	06634
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.gemünden-felda.de

Gemünden (German pronunciation: [ɡəˈmʏndn̩] ^ⓘ) is a municipality 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 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