Greifenstein
Municipality in Hesse, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Greifenstein (disambiguation).
Greifenstein is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. Its administrative seat is Beilstein. Greifenstein covers 67.43 km2 on the eastern slope of the Westerwald range. It was named for the castle of the same name in the constituent community of the same name. This is the site of the German Bell Museum (Deutsches Glockenmuseum), which holds about 50 bells that show the historical development of bell pouring and manufacture.
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Greifenstein | |
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Location of Greifenstein within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 50°36′34″N 08°14′35″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Gießen |
District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–24) | Marion Sander[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 67.43 km2 (26.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,584 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 35753 |
Dialling codes | 02775, 02779, 06449, 06473, 06478, 06477 |
Vehicle registration | LDK |
Website | www.greifenstein.de |
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