Breuberg
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Location of Breuberg within Odenwaldkreis district
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| Coordinates: 49°49′2″N 9°2′6″E / 49.81722°N 9.03500°ECoordinates: 49°49′2″N 9°2′6″E / 49.81722°N 9.03500°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Odenwaldkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Frank Matiaske (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30.76 km2 (11.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 7,488 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 64747 | |
| Dialling codes | 06163 (Sandbach), 06165 | |
| Vehicle registration | ERB | |
| Website | www.breuberg.de | |
Breuberg is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany, 28 km east of Darmstadt, and 20 km southwest of Aschaffenburg.
Breuberg lies in the northern Odenwald.
Breuberg borders in the north on the town of Groß-Umstadt (Darmstadt-Dieburg) and the community of Mömlingen, in the east on the town of Obernburg am Main (both in Miltenberg district in Bavaria), in the south on the community of Lützelbach and in the west on the community of Höchst.
The town is made up of the centres of Hainstadt, Neustadt, Rai-Breitenbach, Sandbach (the town’s administrative seat), Rosenbach and Wald-Amorbach.
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
The chief councillor (Stadtverordnetenvorsteherin) is Cornelia Fürpahs-Zipp (SPD).
The town council consists of nine members: the mayor Frank Matiaske (SPD) and eight town councillors (5 SPD and 3 BWG).
The council has formed four boards and one commission:
At the Bundestag elections in 2005, Breuberg had the strongest showing for the SPD in constituency 188 (Odenwald).
The escutcheon is parted by an upright silver sword with a golden grip. On the dexter side (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) in blue is a silver heraldic rose with a golden centre, and on the sinister side (armsbearer’s left, viewer’s right) in red is a silver six-pointed star.
On 2 July 1975, with permission from the Hessian Minister of the Interior, approval was given for the town of Breuberg in the Odenwaldkreis and the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt to bear the above-described arms, which had been borne by the former town of Neustadt before it merged with the communities of Hainstadt, Sandbach and Wald-Amorbach on 1 October 1971.
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