Kleinheubach

Geschichte

Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association). It has a population of around 3,600.GeographyLocationKleinheubach lies between the Spessart and Odenwald ranges, on the left bank of the Main. Across the river lies Grossheubach, linked to Kleinheubach by a bridge. Upstream the closest town is Miltenberg. The municipal territory touches on the state of Hesse in the far west.Neighbouring communitiesKleinheubach borders on : Grossheubach, Miltenberg, Rüdenau, Michelstadt and Laudenbach.HistoryLike many other towns in Germany, Kleinheubach had a vibrant Jewish community for many centuries. Their synagogue was desecrated on Kristallnacht (9 November 1938).Since 1976, Kleinheubach has been associated with Laudenbach and Rüdenau in a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association).