Fränkisch-Crumbach

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Fränkisch-Crumbach.svg
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 45
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 52
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Odenwaldkreis
Höhe = 190-500
Fläche = 16.1
Einwohner = 3345
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 64407
PLZ-alt = 6101
Vorwahl = 06164
Kfz = ERB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 37 007
Straße = Rodensteiner Straße 8
Website = [http://www.fraenkisch-crumbach.de www.fraenkisch-crumbach.de]
Bürgermeister = Gerhard Maser
Partei = SPD

Fränkisch-Crumbach is a community in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Fränkisch-Crumbach lies in the middle Odenwald on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt.

Neighbouring communities

Fränkisch-Crumbach borders in the northeast on the community of Brensbach, in the southeast on the community of Reichelsheim (both in the Odenwaldkreis), in the west on the town of Lindenfels (Kreis Bergstraße), in the northwest on the community of Fischbachtal and in the north on the town of Groß-Bieberau (both in Darmstadt-Dieburg).

Politics

The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Mayor

Mayor Gerhard Maser (SPD) was reëlected in the runoff election on 6 March 2005 with 60.8% of the vote.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

*The Evangelical Church of Saint Lawrence ("Kirche St. Laurentius") is built in the Romanesque style. It was given a steeple and a quire with rib vaulting in 1485. Worthy of note are the epitaphs, some of which come from the Renaissance.
*The Rodenstein Castle ruins, built about 1250
*The tomb of the Barons of Gemmingen on the main street
*The Schnellerts Castle ruins a few kilometres away.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community is linked to the long-distance road network by "Bundesstraße" 38 (Weinheim–Roßdorf).

External links

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