Hesseneck


Hesseneck is a village and a former municipality in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany. With only just over 600 inhabitants, Hesseneck was Hesse’s smallest self-governing community. Since January 2018, it is part of the new town Oberzent.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the southern Odenwald at the foot of the Krähberg at elevations of 230 to 500 m. It lies at the three-state common point shared by Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The community's name itself means "Hesse Corner". The outlying centre of Hesselbach has no road link to Hessian territory and can only be reached through Baden-Württemberg.

Neighbouring communities

Hesseneck borders in the north on the towns of Beerfelden and Erbach as well as the market town of Kirchzell, in the east on the community of Mudau, in the south on the town of Eberbach and in the west on the community of Sensbachtal.

Constituent communities

Hesseneck’s Ortsteile are Hesselbach, Kailbach and Schöllenbach

Politics

The municipal election held on 6 March 2016 yielded the following results:
  • CDU: 3 seats
  • SPD: 8 seats

    Mayor

Mayor Thomas Ihrig was reelected in the first vote held on 12 June 2005 with 71.7% of the vote, he was also reelected in 2011.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

  • Worth seeing is the course of the Neckar-Odenwald Limes through the outlying centre of Hesselbach with the like-named castrum and the watchtower foundation as well as the Quellkirche at Schöllenbach.
  • Near Kailbach is found the Haintalviadukt on the Odenwaldbahn. It has nine arches each with a 15 m span, and is 173 m long and 30 m high.

    Nature

  • Eutersee

    Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Hesseneck is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraße 45, with Erbach lying 9 km along the road. The Odenwaldbahn serves the community with two halts in Kailbach and Schöllenbach.