Heigenbrücken
Heigenbrücken is a municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany, and seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) of Heigenbrücken. It has a population of around 2,200.
Heigenbrücken | |
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 Partial view of Heigenbrücken from the north, old village center with church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Heigenbrücken within Aschaffenburg district  | |
  Heigenbrücken  Heigenbrücken | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′N 9°23′E / 50.033°N 9.383°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Aschaffenburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Heigenbrücken |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Jochen Drechsler[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,346 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63869 |
| Dialling codes | 06020 |
| Vehicle registration | AB |
| Website | www.heigenbruecken.de |
Geography change
Location change
Heigenbrücken is in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) in the middle of the Spessart (range).
Constituent communities change
Heigenbrücken has one outlying Ortsteil, Jakobsthal, is about 5 km away from the main town.
Demographics change
The municipal area had 2,330 inhabitants in 1970, 2,332 in 1987 and 2,499 in 2000.
Religion change
- Catholic: 1,961
- Evangelical: 255
- other: 376
(as at 1 January 2005)
Economy change
The municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted to €935,000.
Governance change
Community council change
This section needs to be updated. (November 2014) |
The council is made up of 15 council members, counting the mayor.
| CSU | SPD | Freie Wähler Heigenbrücken-Jakobsthal | Total | |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008)
Mayor change
The mayor is Jochen Drechsler, elected in 2020.[1]
Education change
The following institutions are to be found in Heigenbrücken (as at 1999):
- Kindergartens: 100 kindergarten places with 79 children.
- Elementary school: 1 with 17 teachers and 312 pupils.
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
Other websites change
- Community’s official webpage (in German)