Bessenbach
Bessenbach | |
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Church of Saints Ottilia and Stephen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bessenbach within Aschaffenburg district | |
Bessenbach Bessenbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′N 09°16′E / 49.967°N 9.267°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Aschaffenburg |
| Subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Christoph Ruppert[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.99 km2 (11.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,425 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63856 |
| Dialling codes | 06095 |
| Vehicle registration | AB |
| Website | www.bessenbach.de |
Bessenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Location
Bessenbach lies southeast of the town of Aschaffenburg among the Spessart range's outlying hills.
Subdivision
Bessenbach's Ortsteile are Beetacker, Frauengrund, Gemeindezentrum, Keilberg, Klingerhof, Klingermühle, Oberbessenbach, Steiger, Straßbessenbach, Unterbessenbach, Waldmichelbach and Weiler.
Governance
Community council
The council is made up of 20 council members.
| CSU | SPD | Total | |
| 2008 | 14 | 6 | 20 seats |
(as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008)
Town twinning
- Dury, Somme, France
- Saint-Fuscien, Somme, France
- Sains-en-Amiénois, Somme, France
This is one partnership that Bessenbach has maintained with all three French communes since 1985.
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bessenbach.
- Official website (in German)