Greifenstein
Greifenstein | |
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Aerial view of Greifenstein, Greifenstein Castle to the right | |
Location of Greifenstein within Lahn-Dill-Kreis district | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′34″N 08°14′35″E / 50.60944°N 8.24306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Gießen |
| District | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Marion Sander (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.43 km2 (26.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 6,573 |
| • Density | 97/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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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. Greifenstein is the site of the German Bell Museum (Deutsches Glockenmuseum), which holds about fifty bells that show the historical development of bell pouring and manufacture.