Brensbach
| Brensbach | ||
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  Brensbach | ||
Location of Brensbach within Odenwaldkreis district 
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| Coordinates: 49°46′N 08°53′E / 49.767°N 8.883°ECoordinates: 49°46′N 08°53′E / 49.767°N 8.883°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Odenwaldkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hans-Georg Stosiek | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 23.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 180-280 m (−700 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 5,064 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 64391–64395 | |
| Dialling codes | 06161 | |
| Vehicle registration | ERB | |
| Website | www.brensbach.de | |
Brensbach is a community in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Brensbach lies in the northern Odenwald in the Gersprenz valley
Neighbouring communities
Brensbach borders in the north on the towns of Groß-Bieberau and Reinheim (although this boundary is quite short) and the community of Otzberg (all in Darmstadt-Dieburg), 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 Fränkisch-Crumbach (all in the Odenwaldkreis) and Fischbachtal (Darmstadt-Dieburg).
Constituent communities
Brensbach’s Ortsteile are Affhöllerbach, Bierbach, Brensbach, Hippelsbach, Höllerbach, Kilsbach, Mummenroth, Nieder-Kainsbach, Stierbach, Wallbach and Wersau.
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 | 42.9 | 11 | 37.0 | 11 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 57.1 | 14 | 63.0 | 20 |
| Total | 100.0 | 25 | 100.0 | 31 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 51.6 | 57.1 | |||
Coat of arms
The community’s arms bear three charges on a white (silver) background: in the foot of the escutcheon are some blue waves, above which is a red fire, over which is an arc of five six-pointed stars. The arms are canting, suggesting the community’s name: the verb brennen means “burn” in German, and Bach means “brook”. According to legend, the namesake brook, when seen under starlight, looked as though it might be burning. Likelier, though, it looked so at sunset rather than at night, since stars would not be bright enough to produce such an effect.
Town partnerships
The community of Brensbach has maintained a partnership arrangement since 1978 with the French community of Ézy-sur-Eure in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie.
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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References
- ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2013.