Esselbach


Esselbach is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Marktheidenfeld.

Geography

Location

The community is made up of the main centre of Esselbach as well as the outlying centres of and Steinmark. Belonging to Esselbach are the homesteads of Schleifthor, Alte Wachenmühle, Neue Wachenmühle, Faun and Karlshöhe. To Steinmark belong the Kieseckersmühle and the Heinrichsmühle. Schleifthor, Faun and Karlshöhe are part of the Löwensteiner Park, an otherwise unincorporated area.

History

As part of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, the main centre of Esselbach and also Steinmark and Kredenbach as parts of the County of Wertheim passed after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803 to the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, three communities came into being with the Gemeindeedikt of 1818. In the course of later municipal reform in Bavaria, the three communities, Esselbach, Steinmark and Kredenbach, were amalgamated into one, called Esselbach.

Population development

Within town limits, 1,627 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,747 in 1987 and in 2000 2,041. In 2008, the population figure was the same as the year – 2,008.

Politics

The mayor is Richard Roos.
The 14 councillors have broken down by faction thus since the municipal election held in 2008:
- CSU-Bürgerblock: 5
- Freie Wähler: 4
- Bürgerliste/SPD: 3
- Bürgergemeinschaft: 2

Town partnerships

The community’s arms might be described thus: Vert a bend sinister argent surmounted by a post horn azure.

Economy and infrastructure

Education

As of 2006 the following institutions existed in Esselbach: