Krombach, Bavaria

Krombach
Fachwerkhäuser in Krombach
Fachwerkhäuser in Krombach
Coat of arms of Krombach
Location of Krombach within Aschaffenburg district
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Location of Krombach
Krombach is located in Germany
Krombach
Krombach
Krombach is located in Bavaria
Krombach
Krombach
Coordinates: 50°05′N 09°13′E / 50.083°N 9.217°E / 50.083; 9.217
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictAschaffenburg
Municipal assoc.Schöllkrippen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Peter Seitz[1]
Area
 • Total
10.65 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,121
 • Density199.2/km2 (515.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63829
Dialling codes06024
Vehicle registrationAB
Websitewww.gemeinde-krombach.de
Krombach, view to the main street

Krombach is a municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Schöllkrippen.

Geography

Location

Gemeindeteile

The municipality lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain). It has only one Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area), also called Krombach.

History

The hegemony of the Counts of Schönborn was mediatized in 1806 at the behest of the 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 municipality came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818. The hereditary court at Krombach was abolished in 1849.

Population development

Year Inhabitants
1970 1,501
1987 1,772
2000 2,178
2024 2,048[3]
2025 2,017[3]

Politics

Municipal council

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

CSU SPD Independents Total
2020[4] 4 2 8 14 seats
2002 11 3 1 15 seats

Mayors

The mayor is Peter Seitz, elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020.[1]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms depicts a gold lion with a double tail wearing a blue crown. Above are two gold bars and below silver points on a red background.

The official German blazon reads: Unter dreimal von Rot und Gold geteiltem Schildhaupt in Rot über drei silberne Spitzen schreitend ein blau gekrönter goldener Löwe mit Doppelschweif.

Armorial history

The municipality of Krombach was for the most part under the ownership of the Counts of Rieneck, and it was the seat of a court. The Counts died out in 1559 and the municipality’s ownership passed to the Archbishopric of Mainz. In 1666, the court was acquired by the family of the Barons – later Counts – of Schönborn. The municipality became the hub of the Counts’ holdings in the upper Kahl valley. The lion, drawn from the Counts’ arms, recalls the time when they held sway. The barry (that is, horizontally striped) chief was taken from the arms borne by the earlier lords, the Counts of Rieneck. The tinctures gules and argent (red and silver) stem from the arms borne by Electoral Mainz, to which the municipality also once belonged.

The municipality has borne the arms since 8 June 1967.

Education

As of 2025, the municipality includes four elementary schools, one primary school, and one middle school.[5] There is also an Adult Education Center and library[6].

Twin towns – sister cities

Krombach is twinned with:[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b Aschaffenburg, Landkreis. "Krombach". Landkreis Aschaffenburg (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  4. ^ "Ergebnisse". wahl.vg-schoellkrippen.de. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  5. ^ "Schulen". Gemeinde Krombach (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  6. ^ "Bücherei". Gemeinde Krombach (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  7. ^ "Leserbeitrag: 20 Jahre Partnerschaft Krombach-Soliers | Foto: Krepel". main-echo.de. 20 May 2016.