Schrecksbach

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Schrecksbach
Coordinates: 50°50′N9°17′E / 50.833°N 9.283°E / 50.833; 9.283 Coordinates: 50°50′N9°17′E / 50.833°N 9.283°E / 50.833; 9.283
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Kassel
District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
 •  Mayor (2017–23) Andreas Schultheis [1]
Area
 • Total36.61 km2 (14.14 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
 • Total2,977
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34637
Dialling codes 06698
Vehicle registration HR
Website www.schrecksbach.de

Schrecksbach is a community in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

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Geography

Location

Schrecksbach lies in the southern part of Schwalm-Eder on the River Schwalm, and forms the border with the Vogelsbergkreis.

Constituent communities

The following centres belong to the greater community::

  • Hof Röllhausen
  • Holzburg
  • Röllshausen
  • Salmshausen
  • Schönberg
  • Schrecksbach
  • Trockenbach

History

Schrecksbach is a very old place that was mentioned in one of Charlemagne's documents as "Screggesbaha am Sualmanahafluß" as early as 782.

The community itself was first mentioned in 1223.

On 31 October 1806, Napoleon's army overran the country. Elector William I fled and was unseated. At this time, Schrecksbach was occupied by enemy (ie French) troops, suffering heavily as a result.

Politics

Municipal council

Municipal council is made up of 23 members.

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community is connected to the buslines through the railway stations at Schwalmstadt-Treysa and Alsfeld.

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References

  1. ↑ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 7 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
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