Fränkisch-Crumbach

Fränkisch-Crumbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Fränkisch-Crumbach within Odenwaldkreis district
Fränkisch-Crumbach Fränkisch-Crumbach
Coordinates: 49°45′N 08°52′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Odenwaldkreis
Government
• Mayor (2023–29)	Matthias Horlacher (SPD)
Area
• Total	16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,078
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	64407
Dialling codes	06164
Vehicle registration	ERB
Website	www.fraenkisch-crumbach.de

Fränkisch-Crumbach is a municipality 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 am Main.

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:

Parties and voter communities		% 2006	Seats 2006	% 2001	Seats 2001
CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany	38.6	9	34.9	8
SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany	54.9	13	50.1	12
GREENS	Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	6.5	1	7.7	2
ULF	Unabhängige Liste Fränkisch-Crumbach	–	–	4.8	1
FDP	Free Democratic Party	–	–	2.6	0
Total		100.0	23	100.0	23
Voter turnout in %		64.3		73.6

Mayor

Mayor Matthias Horlacher (SPD) was elected on 12 March 2023.

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

• Fränkisch-Crumbach at Curlie (in German)