Glauburg
Glauburg
Location of Glauburg within Wetteraukreis district
Coordinates	50°19′N 9°0′E / 50.31667°N 9°E / 50.31667; 9Coordinates: 50°19′N 9°0′E / 50.31667°N 9°E / 50.31667; 9
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Wetteraukreis
Municipal subdivisions	2 districts
Mayor	Carsten Kraetschmer (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m  (427 ft)
Population	3,112 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	246 /km2 (636 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	FB
Postal code	63695
Area code	06041
Website	www.glauburg.de

Glauburg is a municipality in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 33 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt am Main. Glauburg is a municipality of Glauberg and Stockheim. The city hall of Glauburg is in Stockheim. In the course of municipal reform in 1971 resulting from the districts and home floor Glauberg community is not far from the highway A45 Giessen-Hanau at the crossroads of rail lines Frankfurt Stockheim and Giessen-Gelnhausen. The picturesque valley in the neighborhood Nidder Glauburg with its 3300 inhabitants has a good infrastructure, leading to a high standard of living and quality of life. In the idyllic landscape at the foot of the mountain birds with several protected areas around the Glauberg with its developed hiking trails you will find rest and relaxation from everyday stress.

History [link]

Documented Stockheim first appears 1198; Glauberg is mentioned in the year 802 the first time. Glauburg Upper Hesse is one of the historically important cultural landscape and is situated at the foot of Glauberg that the new town was also the name. The fortifications on the Glauberg have long been known. The findings indicate a settlement of the high plateau of the Neolithic Age to the Middle Ages. The historic site is therefore one of the most important settlements in the region. With the sensational discovery in the years 1994-2000 a royal grave mound with several graves, a processional way and the unique statues under which an almost perfectly preserved sandstone Tele was a symbol of the Celtic world at Glauberg, Glauburg is now well become famous on archaeological specialist circles. Glauburg is the seat of the Celtic World Association - Archaeological sites in Germany eV.

Population [link]

Stockheim 2035 Glauberg 1357

Glauburg 3392

v t e Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis district Altenstadt Bad Nauheim Bad Vilbel Büdingen Butzbach Echzell Florstadt Friedberg Gedern Glauburg Hirzenhain Karben Kefenrod Limeshain Münzenberg Nidda Niddatal Ober-Mörlen Ortenberg Ranstadt Reichelsheim Rockenberg Rosbach vor der Höhe Wölfersheim Wöllstadt

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