Fränkisch-Crumbach
Encyclopedia
Fränkisch-Crumbach is a community in the Odenwaldkreis
(district) in Hesse
, Germany
.
on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt.
, 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
).
on 6 March 2005 with 60.8% of the vote.
38 (Weinheim
–Roßdorf
).
Odenwaldkreis
The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Darmstadt-Dieburg, Miltenberg,Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and Kreis Bergstraße. Odenwaldkreis belongs to the Rhine Neckar Area.-History:...
(district) in Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Location
Fränkisch-Crumbach lies in the middle OdenwaldOdenwald
The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Location :The Odenwald lies between the Upper Rhine Rift Valley with the Bergstraße and the Hessisches Ried in the west, the Main and the Bauland in the east, the Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin – a subbasin of...
on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt.
Neighbouring communities
Fränkisch-Crumbach borders in the northeast on the community of BrensbachBrensbach
-Neighbouring communities:Brensbach borders in the north on the towns of Groß-Bieberau and Reinheim and the community of Otzberg , in the east on the community of Höchst and the town of Bad König, in the south on the communities of Brombachtal and Reichelsheim and in the west on the communities of...
, in the southeast on the community of Reichelsheim
Reichelsheim (Odenwald)
Reichelsheim is a community in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Reichelsheim lies in the middle Odenwald at elevations between 200 and 538 m in the middle of the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald....
(both in the Odenwaldkreis), in the west on the town of Lindenfels
Lindenfels
Lindenfels is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.- Location :The climatic spa, also known as the “Pearl of the Odenwald”, lies in the Odenwald in southern Hesse and is nestled in a mountain landscape with a great deal of woodland....
(Kreis Bergstraße
Kreis Bergstraße
Bergstraße is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Odenwaldkreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, the urban district Mannheim, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, and the urban district of Worms...
), in the northwest on the community of Fischbachtal
Fischbachtal
Fischbachtal is a municipality in southern Hesse in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. The municipality has a total population of 2,686 inhabitants...
and in the north on the town of Groß-Bieberau
Groß-Bieberau
Groß-Bieberau is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 15 km southeast of Darmstadt. It has several sister cities, one of which is Millstadt, Illinois....
(both in Darmstadt-Dieburg
Darmstadt-Dieburg
Darmstadt-Dieburg is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Offenbach, Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Odenwaldkreis, Bergstraße, Groß-Gerau, and the district-free city of Darmstadt, which it surrounds.-History:...
).
Politics
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 Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in 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 Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
– | – | 2.6 | 0 |
| Total | 100.0 | 23 | 100.0 | 23 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 64.3 | 73.6 | |||
Mayor
Mayor Gerhard Maser (SPD) was re-elected in the runoff electionTwo-round system
The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...
on 6 March 2005 with 60.8% of the vote.
Buildings
- The EvangelicalEvangelical Church in GermanyThe Evangelical Church in Germany is a federation of 22 Lutheran, Unified and Reformed Protestant regional church bodies in Germany. The EKD is not a church in a theological understanding because of the denominational differences. However, the member churches share full pulpit and altar...
Church of Saint Lawrence (Kirche St. Laurentius) is built in the RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
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 RenaissanceRenaissanceThe Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
. - 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.
Transport
The community is linked to the long-distance road network by BundesstraßeBundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
38 (Weinheim
Weinheim
Weinheim is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle...
–Roßdorf
Roßdorf
Roßdorf is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of 12,169 . It is situated 8 km east of Darmstadt.- Neighbouring Towns and Municipalities :...
).