Kleinheubach is a market

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in the Miltenberg district in the ''

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'' of

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(''Unterfranken'') in

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and the seat of the like-named ''

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'' (municipal association). As of the 2011 census, it has a population of around 3,614.

Geography

Location

Kleinheubach lies between the

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and

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ranges, on the left bank of the Main. Across the river lies Grossheubach, linked to Kleinheubach by a bridge. Upstream the closest town is

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. The municipal territory touches on the state of

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in the far west.

Neighbouring communities

Kleinheubach borders on (from the north, clockwise): Grossheubach, Miltenberg, Rüdenau,

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(in Hesse) and Laudenbach.

History

Like many other towns in Germany, Kleinheubach had a vibrant

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community for many centuries. The Jewish community became organized in the second half of the 17th century and built synagogue and cemetery, and in the early 1900s also built a school. Their

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was desecrated on ''

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'' (9 November 1938). Since 1976, Kleinheubach has been associated with Laudenbach and Rüdenau in a ''

'' (municipal association).

Government

Community council

The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the mayor. (as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008)

Mayors

Thomas Münig was elected mayor i
2020
Second Mayor Gerald Hornich Third Mayor Thomas Bissert Former mayors: * Jakob Zink: 1933–1945 * Heinrich Jäger: 1946–1966 * Heinrich Morgenroth: 1966–1968 * Theodor Lippert: 1968–1978 * Bernhard Holl: 1978–1990 * Kurt Schüßler: 1990–2008 * Stefan Danninger: 2008–2020

Coat of arms

The community’s

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might be described thus: Argent on a mount of three Or a lion rampant gules armed and langued of the second. The lordship of Kleinheubach passed after the Counts of Rieneck died out in 1559 to the Counts of Erbach, and again in 1731, through sale, to the Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. At the time of sale, the Princes had to promise that this

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place would be allowed unhindered to keep the

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even under their

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rule. They had a stately palace built by Johann Dientzenhofer on the site of the former castle, which is still owned by the family today. The lion is taken from this princely family’s arms, in a somewhat simplified form, as it has appeared there since about 1518. The market community’s seal is known from imprints between 1810 and 1840, and shows the same composition, although the lion is in some cases on flat ground rather than the “mount of three” (or ''Dreiberg'', as this device is called in German

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). The arms have been borne since the 19th century.Description and explanation of Kleinheubach’s arms
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Attractions

* Löwenstein Castle, palace of the Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Infrastructure

Transport

' runs through the community's territory. Kleinheubach is located on the Main Valley Railway.

Notable people

Sons and daughters of the town

* Joseph von Schork (7 December 1829 – 25 January 1905), Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archbishopric of Bamberg from 1890 to 1905 * (17 June 1849 – 14 May 1932 in Berlin), German scholar of jurisprudence and politician ( DVP), Member of the Reichstag, President of the ''Deutscher Juristentag'' * Aloys, 7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (15 September 1871 – 25 January 1952), German

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and politician * Karl II, 8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (8 February 1904 – 23 August 1990), German nobleman * (7 June 1927 – 25 January 2009 in Furtwangen),

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and clock historian *Princess Adelaide (3 April 1831 – 3 December 1909 in Ryde), Princess of Luxembourg * Torsten Fenslau (23 April 1964 – 6. November 1993 in Darmstadt),

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and

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References

External links

Community’s official webpage

{{Authority control Miltenberg (district)