Fränkisch-Crumbach
Fränkisch-Crumbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fränkisch-Crumbach within Odenwaldkreis district   | |
  Fränkisch-Crumbach  Fränkisch-Crumbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′N 08°52′E / 49.750°N 8.867°ECoordinates: 49°45′N 08°52′E / 49.750°N 8.867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Odenwaldkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–23) | Eric Engels[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,088 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 64407 |
| Dialling codes | 06164 |
| Vehicle registration | ERB |
| Website | www.fraenkisch-crumbach.de |
Fränkisch-Crumbach is a municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.
Geography[edit]
Location[edit]
Fränkisch-Crumbach lies in the middle Odenwald on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt am Main.
Neighbouring communities[edit]
Fränkisch-Crumbach borders in the northeast on the community of Brensbach, in the southeast on the community of Reichelsheim (both in the Odenwaldkreis), in the west on the town of Lindenfels (Kreis Bergstraße), in the northwest on the community of Fischbachtal and in the north on the town of Groß-Bieberau (both in Darmstadt-Dieburg).
Politics[edit]
 | This section needs to be updated. (July 2021) |
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
| Parties and voter communities | % 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 38.6 | 9 | 34.9 | 8 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 54.9 | 13 | 50.1 | 12 |
| GREENS | Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 6.5 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 |
| ULF | Unabhängige Liste Fränkisch-Crumbach | – | – | 4.8 | 1 |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party | – | – | 2.6 | 0 |
| Total | 100.0 | 23 | 100.0 | 23 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 64.3 | 73.6 | |||
Mayor[edit]
Mayor Eric Engels (CDU) was re-elected on 12 March 2017.
Culture and sightseeing[edit]
Buildings[edit]
- The Evangelical Church of Saint Lawrence (Kirche St. Laurentius) is built in the Romanesque style. It was given a steeple and a quire with rib vaulting in 1485. Worthy of note are the epitaphs, some of which come from the Renaissance.
- The Rodenstein Castle ruins, built about 1250
- The tomb of the Barons of Gemmingen on the main street
- The Schnellerts Castle ruins a few kilometres away.
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
Transport[edit]
The community is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraße 38 (Weinheim–Roßdorf).
References[edit]
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2022.
External links[edit]
- Fränkisch-Crumbach at Curlie (in German)
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