Sensbachtal
Sensbachtal is a village and a former municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. Since January 2018, it is part of the new town Oberzent.
Sensbachtal | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Sensbachtal | |
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| Coordinates: 49°33′N 09°01′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Odenwaldkreis |
| Town | Oberzent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31) | |
| • Total | 951 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 64759 |
| Dialling codes | 06068 |
| Vehicle registration | ERB |
| Website | www.sensbachtal.de |
Geography
Location
Sensbachtal lies in the southern Odenwald and the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald at elevations of between 300 and 550 m, 10 km away from Eberbach on the Neckar.
Neighbouring communities
Sensbachtal borders in the east on the community of Hesseneck (Odenwaldkreis), in the south on the town of Eberbach (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg) and in the west and north on the town of Beerfelden (Odenwaldkreis).
Constituent communities
Sensbachtal’s Ortsteile are Hebstahl, Ober-Sensbach and Unter-Sensbach.
Politics
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
| Parties and voter communities | % 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 | |
| GFW/ÜWS | Gemeinschaft Freier Wähler/Überparteiliche Wählervereinigung Sensbachtal | 100.0 | 15 | 65.6 | 10 |
| DS | Dorfgemeinschaft Sensbachtal | – | – | 22.8 | 3 |
| BVS | Bürger-Vereinigung-Sensbachtal | – | – | 11.6 | 2 |
| Total | 100.0 | 15 | 100.0 | 15 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 52.0 | 72.5 | |||
The municipal council is thereby made up exclusively of non-party voter communities. In Hesse, this is otherwise only the case in the community of Antrifttal (Vogelsbergkreis).
Mayor
Egon Scheuermann has been the mayor since 1 January 2008.
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The Jagdschloss Krähberg (“hunting palace”) was built about 1780, and is nowadays privately used.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Bundesstraße 45 lies roughly 8 km from the community.
