Heigenbrücken

Heigenbrücken is a municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany, and seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) of Heigenbrücken. It has a population of around 2,200.

Heigenbrücken
Municipality
Partial view of Heigenbrücken from the north, old village center with church
Coat of arms
Location of Heigenbrücken within Aschaffenburg district
Heigenbrücken
Heigenbrücken
Coordinates: 50°2′N 9°23′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictAschaffenburg
Municipal assoc.Heigenbrücken
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Jochen Drechsler[1]
Area
 • Total6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Highest elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Lowest elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,248
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63869
Dialling codes06020
Vehicle registrationAB
Websitewww.heigenbruecken.de

Geography

Location

Heigenbrücken is in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) in the middle of the Spessart (range).

Constituent communities
Jakobsthal

Heigenbrücken has one outlying Ortsteil, Jakobsthal, is about 5 km away from the main town.

Demographics

The municipal area had 2,330 inhabitants in 1970, 2,332 in 1987 and 2,499 in 2000.

Catholic parish church St. Wendelin, Heigenbrücken

Religion

(as at 1 January 2005)

Economy

The municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted to €935,000.

Governance

Community council

The council is made up of 15 council members, counting the mayor.

CSUSPDFreie Wähler Heigenbrücken-JakobsthalTotal
200866315 seats

(as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008)

Mayor

The mayor is Jochen Drechsler, elected in 2020.[1]

Education

The following institutions are to be found in Heigenbrücken (as at 1999):

  • Kindergartens: 100 kindergarten places with 79 children.
  • Elementary school: 1 with 17 teachers and 312 pupils.

References
  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.

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