Fränkisch-Crumbach

Geschichte

Fränkisch-Crumbach is a community in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.GeographyLocationFränkisch-Crumbach lies in the middle Odenwald on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt am Main.Neighbouring communitiesFränkisch-Crumbach borders in the northeast on the community of Brensbach, in the southeast on the community of Reichelsheim (both in the Odenwaldkreis), in the west on the town of Lindenfels (Kreis Bergstraße), in the northwest on the community of Fischbachtal and in the north on the town of Groß-Bieberau (both in Darmstadt-Dieburg).PoliticsThe municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:MayorMayor Gerhard Maser was re-elected in the runoff election on 6 March 2005 with 60.8% of the vote.Culture and sightseeingBuildingsThe Evangelical Church of Saint Lawrence (Kirche St. Laurentius) is built in the Romanesque style. It was given a steeple and a quire with rib vaulting in 1485. Worthy of note are the epitaphs, some of which come from the Renaissance.The Rodenstein Castle ruins, built about 1250The tomb of the Barons of Gemmingen on the main streetThe Schnellerts Castle ruins a few kilometres away.