Göbelnrod is a village and urban district of Grünberg in the district of Gießen

Gießen (district)

Gießen is a Kreis in the middle of Hessen, Germany. Neighboring districts are Marburg-Biedenkopf, Vogelsbergkreis, Wetteraukreis, Lahn-Dill.-History:...

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Hesse

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History

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)

Societies

• 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

External links

• 700 years of Göbelnrod (German)
• private Website about Göbelnrod (German)
• City of Grünberg (German)
• Gazetteer of Hesse (German)