The municipality of Grabfeld is located in the south of the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in the Free State of Thuringia. It borders on the Free State of Bavaria and comprises the northern area of the Grabfeld region, which gives it its name.

The municipality has 13 districts with a combined population of around 5,700. The entire municipality covers an area of 12,105 hectares, or around 121 square kilometers.

The municipality of Grabfeld was created on December 1, 2007 through the merger of the previously politically independent municipalities of Behrungen, Berkach, Bibra, Exdorf with the Obendorf district, Jüchsen, Nordheim, Queienfeld, Rentwertshausen, Schwickershausen and Wolfmannshausen. Until then, they had been united in the "Grabfeld" administrative community for the joint handling of administrative tasks.

As part of voluntary territorial reforms, Bauerbach and Wölfershausen joined the Grabfeld municipality on 01.01.2012 and 01.01.2019 respectively.

 

The municipality of Grabfeld is characterized on the one hand by fertile agricultural land and extensive forest areas. On the other hand, many small and medium-sized companies are developing very successfully in smaller commercial and industrial areas as well as in other individual locations, but especially in the Thüringer Tor industrial area (I.T.T./ A71).

Due to the large size of the municipality, there are also ideal areas for residential development away from the business community. With 7 daycare centers (care from 1 year), 2 elementary school and a community school, the municipality offers the best development opportunities for families. Playgrounds and sports fields in almost all districts also contribute to this.

 

The advantages of the municipality of Grabfeld as a place to live are its quiet and natural location, without having to forego the infrastructural offerings of the nearby service centers (Meiningen, Hildburghausen, Bad Königshofen, Mellrichstadt, Bad Neustadt). Here you will find secondary schools (e.g. two grammar schools in Meiningen), cinemas, spas and swimming pools, theaters, museums and other cultural, sporting and gastronomic facilities. Thanks to the direct connection to the A71 freeway, larger centers such as Erfurt, Schweinfurt and Würzburg can also be reached quickly.