Country Germany Admin. region Darmstadt Elevation 420 m (1,380 ft) Area 29.98 km² Local time Friday 6:06 PM Dialling code 06276 | State Hesse District Odenwaldkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 654 (30 Jun 2009) Postal code 64754 Administrative region Darmstadt | |
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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.
Contents
- Map of 64754 Hesseneck Germany
- Location
- Neighbouring communities
- Constituent communities
- Politics
- Mayor
- Buildings
- Nature
- Transport
- References
Map of 64754 Hesseneck, Germany
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.
Buildings
Nature
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.