Breitenbach am Herzberg

Geschichte

Breitenbach am Herzberg is a community in southwesternmost Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany.GeographyLocationThe community lies at the foot of the Hirschberg and the Rimberg in the southern Knüllgebirge . The constituent communities are scattered through the Jossa valley and its side valleys.The municipal area’s lowest point is to be found on the Jossa in the constituent community of Oberjossa and lies 234 m above sea level. Its highest point lies 529 m above sea level on the slopes of the Rimberg.The community lies between Alsfeld and Bad Hersfeld .Neighbouring communitiesBreitenbach borders in the north on the communities of Ottrau and Oberaula (both in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis), in the east on the communities of Kirchheim and Niederaula (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in the south on the towns of Schlitz and Grebenau and in the west on the town of Alsfeld (all three in the Vogelsbergkreis).Constituent communitiesBreitenbach’s Ortsteile are Breitenbach, Hatterode, Oberjossa, Gehau and Machtlos.