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
Flag of Sensbachtal
Coat of arms of Sensbachtal
Location of Sensbachtal
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Sensbachtal is located in Germany
Sensbachtal
Sensbachtal
Sensbachtal is located in Hesse
Sensbachtal
Sensbachtal
Coordinates: 49°33′N 09°01′E / 49.550°N 9.017°E / 49.550; 9.017
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictOdenwaldkreis
TownOberzent
Area
 • Total
33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Elevation
468 m (1,535 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)
 • Total
951
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64759
Dialling codes06068
Vehicle registrationERB
Websitewww.sensbachtal.de

Geography

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Location

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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

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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

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Sensbachtal’s Ortsteile are Hebstahl, Ober-Sensbach and Unter-Sensbach.

Politics

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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

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Egon Scheuermann has been the mayor since 1 January 2008.

Culture and sightseeing

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Buildings

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The Jagdschloss Krähberg (“hunting palace”) was built about 1780, and is nowadays privately used.

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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Bundesstraße 45 lies roughly 8 km from the community.

References

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(in German)