Hesseneck
| Hesseneck | ||
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  Hesseneck | ||
Location of Hesseneck within Odenwaldkreis district 
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| Coordinates: 49°34′N 09°04′E / 49.567°N 9.067°ECoordinates: 49°34′N 09°04′E / 49.567°N 9.067°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Odenwaldkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Thomas Ihrig | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 29.98 km2 (11.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 635 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 64754 | |
| Dialling codes | 06276 | |
| Vehicle registration | ERB | |
| Website | www.odenwald.de/hesseneck | |
Hesseneck is a community in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. With only just under 700 inhabitants, Hesseneck is Hesse’s smallest self-governing community.
Geography
Location
The community lies in the southern Odenwald at the foot of the Krähberg at elevations of 230 to 500 m. It lies at the three-state common point shared by Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The community's name itself means "Hesse Corner". The outlying centre of Hesselbach has no road link to Hessian territory and can only be reached through Baden-Württemberg.
Neighbouring communities
Hesseneck borders in the north on the towns of Beerfelden and Erbach (both in the Odenwaldkreis) as well as the market town of Kirchzell (Miltenberg district in Bavaria), in the east on the community of Mudau (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg), in the south on the town of Eberbach (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg) and in the west on the community of Sensbachtal (Odenwaldkreis).
Constituent communities
Hesseneck’s Ortsteile are Hesselbach, Kailbach and Schöllenbach (the community’s administrative seat)
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 | 33.1 | 4 | 32.8 | 5 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 57.3 | 6 | 67.2 | 10 |
| GREENS | Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 9.6 | 1 | – | – |
| Total | 100.0 | 11 | 100.0 | 15 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 71.2 | 77.2 | |||
Mayor
Mayor Thomas Ihrig (SPD) was reëlected in the first vote held on 12 June 2005 with 71.7% of the vote.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
- Worth seeing is the course of the Neckar-Odenwald-Limes through the outlying centre of Hesselbach with the like-named castrum and the watchtower foundation as well as the Quellkirche (church) at Schöllenbach (built in 1465).
- Near Kailbach is found the Haintalviadukt on the Odenwaldbahn (railway; RMV Line 65). It has nine arches each with a 15 m span, and is 173 m long and 30 m high.
Nature
- Eutersee (lake with bathing)
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Hesseneck is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraße 45 (Hanau–Eberbach), with Erbach lying 9 km along the road. The Odenwaldbahn serves the community with two halts in Kailbach and Schöllenbach.
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References
- ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.