Krombach, Bavaria
Krombach is a municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Schöllkrippen.
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Bavarian Lower Main. It has only one Gemarkung, 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 to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current municipality came into being with the Gemeindeedikt of 1818. The hereditary court at Krombach was abolished in 1849.Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 15 council members, counting the part-time mayor.Mayors
The mayor is Peter Seitz, elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020.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 chief was taken from the arms borne by the earlier lords, the Counts of Rieneck. The tinctures gules and argent 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.