Brombachtal

Brombachtal

Town hall

Coat of arms
Brombachtal

Coordinates: 49°44′N 08°58′E / 49.733°N 8.967°ECoordinates: 49°44′N 08°58′E / 49.733°N 8.967°E
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Odenwaldkreis
Government
  Mayor Willi Kredel
Area
  Total 20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,497
  Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 64753
Dialling codes 06063
Vehicle registration ERB
Website www.brombachtal.de

Brombachtal is a community in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the centre of the Odenwald near Bad König.

Neighbouring communities

Brombachtal borders in the north and east on the town of Bad König, in the south on the town of Michelstadt and in the west on the communities of Reichelsheim and Brensbach.

Constituent communities

Brombachtal’s five Ortsteile are Birkert, Böllstein, Hembach, Kirchbrombach (the community’s administrative seat) and Langenbrombach.

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 36.6 7 35.3 8
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 46.6 9 52.0 12
GREENS Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 9.4 2 10.2 2
FDP Free Democratic Party 7.4 1 2.6 1
Total 100.0 19 100.0 23
Voter turnout in % 51.5 60.7

Mayor

At the runoff election on 11 June 2004, Willi Kredel (SPD) was elected Mayor of Brombachtal with 66.9% of the vote.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

In the centre of Kirchbrombach stands the Evangelical church built in the mid 15th century with its polyptych, or “winged”, altar, built in 1518 and dedicated to Saint Alban. The church belonged until the Reformation to Saint Alban’s Abbey in Mainz.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraßen 45 (Hanau - Eberbach) and 47 (Walldürn - Worms).

References

  1. "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.

External links