Hesseneck

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen_Hesseneck.svg
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 34
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 04
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Odenwaldkreis
Höhe = 420
Fläche = 29.98
Einwohner = 680
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 64754
Vorwahl = 06276
Kfz = ERB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 37 008
Gliederung = 3 Ortsteile
Straße = Untere Siegfriedstraße 6
Website = [http://www.odenwald.de/hesseneck www.odenwald.de/hesseneck]
Bürgermeister = Thomas Ihrig

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:

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.