Freiensteinau

Geschichte

Freiensteinau is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.GeographyLocationFreiensteinau lies on the southern slopes of the Vogelsberg Mountains.Neighbouring communitiesFreiensteinau borders in the north on the community of Grebenhain, in the northeast on the community of Hosenfeld (Fulda district), in the east on the community of Neuhof (Fulda district), in the south on the town of Steinau an der Straße (Main-Kinzig-Kreis) and in the west on the community of Birstein (Main-Kinzig-Kreis).Constituent communitiesThe community consists of the twelve centres of Freiensteinau, Holzmühl, Fleschenbach, Salz, Ober-Moos, Nieder-Moos, Gunzenau, Reichlos, Weidenau, Reinhards, Hessisch Radmühl and Preußisch Radmühl.PoliticsMunicipal councilThe municipal elections on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:Elections in March 2016 CDU = 2 seatsSPD = 3 seatsFW = 8 seatsUBL = 4 seatsBündnis = 2 seatsMayorsIn July 2014 Sascha Spielberger was elected the new mayor, he started in office in December 2014.Former mayors: 1971–1991: Johannes Karl1991–2014: Friedel KoppPartnerships Tourouvre, Normandy, France since 1977