Schrecksbach

Municipality in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Schrecksbach within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district

(2017–23) Andreas Schultheis^[1]Area

• Total36.61 km² (14.14 sq mi)Elevation

280 m (920 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,981 • Density81/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

34637

Dialling codes06698Vehicle registrationHRWebsitewww.schrecksbach.de

Schrecksbach is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Schrecksbach lies in the southern part of Schwalm-Eder on the River Schwalm, and forms the border with the Vogelsbergkreis.

Constituent communities

The following centres belong to the greater community::

Hof Röllhausen
Holzburg

Röllshausen
Salmshausen

Schönberg
Schrecksbach

Trockenbach

History

Schrecksbach is a very old place that was mentioned in one of Charlemagne's documents as "Screggesbaha am Sualmanahafluß" as early as 782.

The community itself was first mentioned in 1223.

On 31 October 1806, Napoleon's army overran the country. Elector William I fled and was unseated. At this time, Schrecksbach was occupied by enemy (ie French) troops, suffering heavily as a result.

Politics

Municipal council

Municipal council is made up of 23 members.

CDU 4 seats
SPD 11 seats
UWG (citizens' coalition) 5 seats
FWG (citizens' coalition) 3 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community is connected to the buslines through the railway stations at Schwalmstadt-Treysa and Alsfeld.

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.