Hesseck

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Hesseck coat of arms

Hesseck is a former municipality in the Odenwaldkreis in southern Hesse . With only 640 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2015) on 29.98 km² , Hesseneck was the smallest independent municipality in Hesse. It was at the border triangle between Hesse and Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg . It was dissolved on January 1, 2018 through the merger to form the new town of Oberzent .

Geographical location

Location of the former municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (as of December 31, 2017)

Hesseck had a height of 285 m above sea level. NHN and was the most southeastern municipality in the Odenwaldkreis. It was located in the red sandstone area of the Odenwald on the source streams and the middle course of the Itter , which flows into the Neckar near Eberbach . Between Hesseneck and the core area of the circuit in the Odenwald Mümlingtal the rises Krähberg ( 554.9  m above sea level. NN ) to the pass Reußenkreuz ( 515  m above sea level. NN ). The highest elevation in the municipality was the Hohe Langhaele ( 548.3  m above sea level ) east of the district of Hesselbach on the Baden state border. The lowest point is the confluence of the bark base in the Itter with about 205  m above sea level. NN .

Neighboring communities

Hesseck bordered the cities of Beerfelden and Erbach (both in the Odenwaldkreis) and Markt Kirchzell ( Miltenberg district in Bavaria ) to the north, the municipality of Mudau ( Neckar-Odenwald district in Baden-Württemberg ) to the east, and the city of Eberbach to the south ( Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg) and in the west to the municipality of Sensbachtal (Odenwaldkreis).

Beerfelden Erbach Kirchzell
Sensbach valley Neighboring communities Mudau
Sensbach valley Eberbach Mudau

Community structure

The community consisted of the following districts:

history

Territorial reform

In the run-up to the regional reform in Hesse , the previously independent municipalities of Hesselbach, Kailbach and Schöllenbach merged to form the new municipality of Hesseneck on October 1, 1971.

Declining population numbers and economic reasons led to efforts to merge the communities of Hesseneck, Beerfelden , Rothenberg and Sensbachtal into one community with the name Oberzent on January 1, 2018 . In referendums on March 6, 2016, the majority of the citizens of the four municipalities each voted in favor. With a vote participation of 77.4% in Hesseneck, the majority was 88.7% of the citizens voting. The postal code 64754 for Hesseneck became obsolete with the merger.

Population development

The number of inhabitants of the municipality developed over time as follows (unless otherwise noted, taken from the publications of the Hessian State Statistical Office):

month and year population
June 1976 850
December 2009 636
December 2010 622
December 2011 612
December 2012 644
December 2013 635
December 2014 631
December 2015 640

politics

Former community council

The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:

Distribution of seats in the municipal council 2016
  
A total of 11 seats
Parties and constituencies %
2016 		Seats
2016 		%
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 70.0 8th 74.7 8th 57.3 6th 67.2 10
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 30.0 3 25.3 3 33.1 4th 32.8 5
GREEN Alliance 90 / The Greens - - - - 9.6 1 - -
total 100.0 11 100.0 11 100.0 11 100.0 15th
Voter turnout in% 77.4 76.2 71.2 77.2

mayor

After the Hessian municipal constitution is Mayor Chairman of the Municipal Board , the volunteer next to the Mayor three in the municipality Hesseneck councilor belonged. The first and last directly elected mayor was Thomas Ihrig (SPD) from 1993 until the dissolution of the community.

badges and flags

Banner Hesseck.svg

coat of arms

Hesseck coat of arms
 Blazon : “ On silver a red cross on a red bow, accompanied by two red stars. "

The coat of arms of the municipality of Hesseneck was approved by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior on June 8, 1981 . It was designed by the Bad Nauheim heraldist Heinz Ritt .

Cross and arch are old place symbols, the stars come from the coat of arms of the county of Erbach.

flag

The flag was approved by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior on December 5, 1983 and is described as follows:

"On a red central panel, accompanied by a red (outside) and a white (inside) edge strip, in the upper half the municipal coat of arms"

Culture and sights

The town hall of Hesseneck in Schöllenbach (2011)
Spring and pilgrimage church Schöllenbach

Buildings

  • The course of the Limes through the district of Hesselbach with the fort of the same name and watchtower foundations as well as the spring church in Schöllenbach (built in 1465) is worth seeing .
  • The Haintal viaduct of the Odenwaldbahn is located near Kailbach . With a length of 173 meters and a height of 30 meters, it consists of nine arches with a span of 15 meters each.

nature

Udder lake

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The state road 3108 offered as a winding pass road over the Krähberg the only road connection from Hesseneck to the rest of the Odenwaldkreis . After about nine kilometers in Hetzbach, it reached Bundesstraße 45 ( Hanau - Eberbach ). The Odenwaldbahn had two stops in the municipality , in Kailbach and in Schöllenbach.

Hiking trails

The Nibelungensteig , a 130-kilometer long long- distance hiking trail certified with the seal of approval “Quality Trail Wanderable Germany” , runs through the districts of Schöllenbach and Hesselbach .

literature

Web links

Commons : Hesseneck  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 358 .
  2. ^ Citizens' decision on March 6, 2016 in Hesseneck. (No longer available online.) In: www.statistik-hessen.de. Archived from the original ; accessed on March 6, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Statistical reports from the Population Department 2009–2015 , accessed on January 3, 2018
  4. ↑ Local elections 1977; Relevant population figures for the municipalities as of December 15, 1976 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1976 No. 52 , p. 2283 , point 1668 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 10.3 MB ]).
  5. ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
  6. ^ Final result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
  7. ^ Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt: direct elections in Hesseneck
  8. ↑ Hesseck is soon absorbed in the town of Oberzent. Everything is different at the southernmost tip. ( Memento from January 10, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) In: Frankfurter Neue Presse from July 20, 2017, accessed on January 10, 2018
  9. ↑ Approval of a coat of arms of the municipality of Hesseneck, Odenwaldkreis, administrative district Darmstadt from June 8, 1981 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1981 No. 26 , p. 1314 , point 767 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 7.4 MB ]).
  10. ↑ Approval of a flag of the municipality of Hesseneck, Odenwaldkreis from December 5, 1983 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1983 No. 52 , p. 2448 , point 1485 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 5.6 MB ]).

Coordinates: 49 ° 34 '  N , 9 ° 4'  E