Schrecksbach

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Coordinates: 50°50′N 9°17′E

Schrecksbach
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Population	3,343 (31/12/2004)
Area	36.61 km²
Population density	91 /km²
Elevation	280 m
Coordinates	50°50′ N 9°17′ E
Postal code	34637
Area code	06698
Licence plate code	HR
Mayor	Erich Diehl (SPD)
Website	Gemeinde Schrecksbach

Schrecksbach is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Constituent communities 2 History 3 Politics 3.1 Municipal council 4 Economy and infrastructure 4.1 Transport 5 Reference 6 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Schrecksbach lies in the southern part of Schwalm-Eder on the river Schwalm, and forms the border with the Vogelsbergkreis.

[edit] Constituent communities

The following centres belong to the greater community::

Hof Röllhausen Holzburg

Röllshausen Salmshausen

Schönberg Schrecksbach

Trockenbach

[edit] History

Schrecksbach is a very old place that was mentioned in one of Charlemagne's documents as "Screggesbaha am Sualmanahafluß" as early as 782.

The community itself was first mentioned in 1223.

On 31 October 1806, Napoleon's army overran the country. Elector William I fled and was unseated. At this time, Schrecksbach was occupied by enemy (ie French) troops, suffering heavily as a result.

[edit] Politics

[edit] Municipal council

Municipal council is made up of 23 members.

• CDU 4 seats
• SPD 11 seats
• UWG (citizens' coalition) 5 seats
• FWG (citizens' coalition) 3 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

[edit] Economy and infrastructure

[edit] Transport

The community is connected to the buslines through the railway stations at Schwalmstadt-Treysa and Alsfeld.

[edit] Reference

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

[edit] External links

• Schrecksbach