Heigenbrücken
Heigenbrücken | |
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Partial view of Heigenbrücken from the north, old village center with church | |
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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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,207 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/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 |
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 2,288.
Geography
Location
Heigenbrücken is in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) in the middle of the Spessart (range).
Constituent communities
Heigenbrücken has one outlying Ortsteil, Jakobsthal, is about 5 km away from the main town.
Demographics
The municipal area had 2,330 inhabitants in 1970, 2,332 in 1987 and 2,499 in 2000.
Religion
- Catholic: 1,961
- Evangelical: 255
- other: 376
(as at 1 January 2005)
Economy
The municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted to €935,000.
Governance
Community council
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
The mayor is Jochen Drechsler, elected in 2020.[1]
Education
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- Community’s official webpage (in German)