Heinrichsthal

Heinrichsthal is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Heigenbrücken.

Heinrichsthal
Church of Saint George in Heinrichsthal
Coat of arms
Location of Heinrichsthal within Aschaffenburg district
Heinrichsthal
Heinrichsthal
Coordinates: 50°04′N 09°21′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictAschaffenburg
Municipal assoc.Heigenbrücken
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorGuido Schramm
Area
 • Total4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation
436 m (1,430 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total821
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
63871
Dialling codes06020
Vehicle registrationAB
Websitewww.heinrichsthal.de

Geography

Location

Heinrichsthal lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) in the Mittelgebirge (hill range) Spessart. It is a part of the district of Aschaffenburg.

Constituent communities

Heinrichsthal has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Altenplos, Cottenbach, Heinersreuth, Unterwaiz. The two hamlets of Unterlohrgrund and Oberlohrgrund on district road AB 7 are parts of the community.

History

As part of the Archbishopric of Mainz, Heinrichsthal passed at Secularization 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, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818.

Population development

Within the municipal area lived 848 inhabitants in 1970, 892 in 1987 and 934 in 2000.

Politics

Town council

The council is made up of 9 council members, counting the part-time mayor.

CSUSPDUnabhängige BürgerTotal
20023249 seats

(as at municipal election held on 3 March 2008)

Mayor

The Mayor is Guido Schramm (Unabhängige Bürger).

Economy and infrastructure

Municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted to €384,000 (converted), of which business tax revenue accounted for €3,000.

According to official statistics, there were 87 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses in 1998. In trade and transport this was 0. In other areas, 29 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls are employed, and 328 such workers work from home. There is one processing business. No businesses are in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 11 agricultural operations with a working area of 170 ha, of which 85 ha was cropland and 84 ha was meadowland.

Education

The following institutions are to be found in Heinrichsthal (as of 1999):

References
  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
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