Fränkisch-Crumbach

Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Fränkisch-Crumbach within Odenwaldkreis district

(2023–29) Matthias Horlacher^[1] (SPD)Area

• Total16.1 km² (6.2 sq mi)Highest elevation

500 m (1,600 ft)Lowest elevation

190 m (620 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,078 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

64407

Dialling codes06164Vehicle registrationERBWebsitewww.fraenkisch-crumbach.de

Fränkisch-Crumbach is a municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Fränkisch-Crumbach lies in the middle Odenwald on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt am Main.

Neighbouring communities

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

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

Mayor Matthias Horlacher (SPD) was elected on 12 March 2023.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

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

Transport

The community is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraße 38 (Weinheim–Roßdorf).

References

^ "Ergebnisse der jeweils letzten Direktwahl von Landrätinnen und Landräte sowie (Ober-)Bürgermeisterinnen und (Ober-)Bürgermeister in Hessen, Stand 13.04.2023" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. Archived from the original (XLS) on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.