Greifenstein
thumb|140px|right|Greifenstein Castle (Hesse)|Greifenstein Castle thumb|140px|right|Greifenstein Castle
Key facts
- German place.name
- Greifenstein
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Greifenstein (Hessen) COA.svg
- German place.image_photo
- Greifenstein, Luftbild, Juli 2011.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Aerial view of Greifenstein, Greifenstein Castle to the right
- German place.image_plan
- Lahn-Dill-Kreis Greifenstei.png
- German place.state
- Hessen
- German place.region
- Gießen
- German place.district
- Lahn-Dill-Kreis
- German place.elevation
- 273
- German place.area
- 67.4
- German place.postal_code
- 35753
- German place.area_code
- 02775, 02779, 06449, 06473, 06478, 06477
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14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring communities
- Constituent communities
- History
- Allendorf
- Beilstein
- Politics
- Municipal council
- Partnerships
- Transport and infrastructure
- Education
- Tourism
- References
- External links
thumb|140px|right|Greifenstein Castle (Hesse)|Greifenstein Castle thumb|140px|right|Greifenstein Castle
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.
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