Göbelnrod is a village and urban district of Grünberg in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany.
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Location of Göbelnrod  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°36′N 08°55′E / 50.600°N 8.917°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Gießen |
| Town | Grünberg |
| Government | |
| • Local representative | Jens Müll |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 595 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 35305 |
| Dialling codes | 06401 |
| Vehicle registration | GI |
Geography edit
Göbelnrod is situated 2 km west of Grünberg and 20 km east of Gießen.
Sights edit
- Wirberg, a former monastery west of the village
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Air photograph of Wirberg near Göbelnrod, June 2002 -
Wirberg near Göbelnrod, May 2008
History edit
The village was first mentioned on December 5, 1310.
In documents of the 14th to 17th century the name appears in different spellings: Gebelenrade (1310), Gebelinrode, Gebillinroda, Gebillinrode (all 1320), Gebilnrode (1457), Gebelnraide, Gebeinrade (both 1480), Gobelnrade (1484), Gabelnrade (about 1487), Gebelnrode (1495), Gobelnrode (1499), Gobelnroidt (1518), Gibbelnrode (1527), Göbelnroda (1629)
Population edit
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Gallery edit
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Village square with memorial stone in Göbelnrod, August 2011 -
Station of Göbelnrod, June 2008 -
School of Göbelnrod, 1972
Societies edit
- Carneval-Verein Göbelnrod 1973 e.V.
- Eintracht Fan-Club "Adlerkralle" Göbelnrod 1992
- Evangelische Frauenhilfe Göbelnrod, established 1932
- Freiwillige Feuerwehr Göbelnrod e.V., established 1952
- Gesangverein "Eintracht" Göbelnrod, established 1903
- Obst- und Gartenbauverein Göbelnrod, established 1936
- Sportverein 1927 Göbelnrod e.V.
- Tischtennisclub 1982 Göbelnrod
References edit
- Verein 700 Jahre Göbelnrod, ed. (2011), Göbelnrod – Geschichte und Geschichten zum 700-jährigen Dorfjubiläum (in German), Selbstverlag, p. 415[self-published source?]
- ^ "Statistiken der Stadt". Stadt Grünberg. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
External links edit
- 700 years of Göbelnrod (German)
- private Website about Göbelnrod (German)
- City of Grünberg (German)
- Gazetteer of Hesse[permanent dead link] (German)