Esselbach

This article is about the community in Bavaria, Germany. For the river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, see Esselbach (Salwey).

Esselbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Esselbach within Main-Spessart district
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Coordinates: 49°51′N 09°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Main-Spessart
Municipal assoc.	Marktheidenfeld
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Richard Roos (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.33 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,143
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97839
Dialling codes	09394
Vehicle registration	MSP
Website	www.esselbach-online.de

Esselbach is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld.

Geography

Location

The community is made up of the main centre of Esselbach as well as the outlying centres of Kredenbach and Steinmark. Belonging to Esselbach are the homesteads of Schleifthor, Alte Wachenmühle, Neue Wachenmühle, Faun and Karlshöhe. To Steinmark belong the Kieseckersmühle and the Heinrichsmühle. Schleifthor, Faun and Karlshöhe are part of the Löwensteiner Park, an otherwise unincorporated area.

History

As part of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, the main centre of Esselbach and also Steinmark and Kredenbach as parts of the County of Wertheim passed after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803 to the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, three communities came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818. In the course of later municipal reform in Bavaria, the three communities, Esselbach, Steinmark and Kredenbach, were amalgamated into one, called Esselbach.

Population development

Within town limits, 1,627 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,747 in 1987 and in 2000 2,041. In 2008, the population figure was the same as the year – 2,008, and in 2019, the population was 2,096.

Politics

The mayor is Richard Roos ([Christlich Soziale Union]), has been in office since 2013.

The 14 councilors have been broken down by faction since the municipal election held in 2008: - CSU-Bürgerblock: 5 - Freie Wähler: 4 - Bürgerliste/SPD: 3 - Bürgergemeinschaft: 2

Town partnerships

• Stetteldorf am Wagram, Lower Austria, Austria

Coat of arms

The community’s arms might be described thus: Vert a bend sinister argent surmounted by a post horn azure.

Economy and infrastructure

Education

As of 2006 the following institutions existed in Esselbach:

• A Catholic kindergarten with three groups
• A Universal Life private school going up to the 10th year
• A public primary school with three classes as part of the Bischbrunn Collective School (Verbandschule Bischbrunn).