- Heusenstamm
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Heusenstamm.png
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Offenbach
lat_deg=50 | lat_min=03 | lon_deg=8 | lon_min=48
Höhe = 121
Fläche = 19.03
Einwohner = 18344
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 63150
PLZ-alt = 6056
Vorwahl = 06104, 06106
Kfz = OF
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 38 005
LOCODE = DE HSM
Gliederung = 2Stadtteil e
Straße = Im Herrengarten 1
Website = [http://www.heusenstamm.de/ www.heusenstamm.de]
Bürgermeister = Peter Jakoby
Partei = CDUHeusenstamm is a town in
Hesse ,Germany . Its population is approximately 19,000.Geography
Location
Heusenstamm is one of thirteen towns in the district of Offenbach. The town is situated in the south of
Hesse and it is a part of the Rhein-Main-Area. It is about eleven kilometers southeast ofFrankfurt and about four kilometers south of OffenbachNeighbouring communities
Heusenstamm is bordered in the north by the city of Offenbach, in the northeast by the town of
Obertshausen , in the southeast by the town ofRodgau , in the south by the town ofDietzenbach and in the west by the town ofDreieich .History
Heusenstamm was first mentioned in a historical document in the "Eppstein Lehnsbook" (1211) as "Huselstam".
Main sights
The main attraction in Heusenstamm is the old part of the town centre with its narrow streets and half-timbered houses. Very interesting is also the baroque church "St. Cäcilia" built by the architect
Balthasar Neumann in 1739 (with frescoes byChristoph Thomas Scheffler ), and the palace "Schloss Schönborn", which is now the town hall and was built by the family Schönborn von Heusenstamm in 1661. Other attractions are the old town hall, the Protestant "Gustav Adolf" church (1923) and the ancient monastery Paterhausen.Politics
Town representatives
The election of
26 March 2006 gave the following division of electoral seats:Twin towns
Heusenstamm is linked to the following towns as twin towns, also known as partner towns.
*flagicon|France Saint-Savin,France (since 1969)
*Flagicon|EnglandTonbridge ,England (since 1984)
*Flagicon|BelgiumMalle ,Belgium (since 1991)
*Flagicon|ItalyLadispoli ,Italy (since 2001)External links
* [http://www.heusenstamm.de/ Official homepage of the town] (German only)
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