Schrecksbach

Schrecksbach
Schrecksbach
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Mayor Erich Diehl (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 36.61 km2 (14.14 sq mi)
Elevation 280 m  (919 ft)
Population 3,234 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 88 /km2 (229 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HR
Postal code 34637
Area code 06698
Website www.schrecksbach.de

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

Contents

Geography

Location

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

Constituent communities

The following centres belong to the greater community::

  • Hof Röllhausen
  • Holzburg
  • Röllshausen
  • Salmshausen
  • Schönberg
  • Schrecksbach
  • Trockenbach

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.

Politics

Municipal council

Municipal council is made up of 23 members.

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

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

References

  1. ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2011. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip. 
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

Towns and municipalities in the district of Schwalm-Eder