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Mossautal in the Odenwald is a community and a state-recognized health resort in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.

Mossautal
Municipality
Location of Mossautal within Odenwaldkreis district
Reichelsheim
Mossautal
Mossautal
Coordinates: 49°40′29″N 08°55′30″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictOdenwaldkreis
Subdivisions5 Ortsteile
Government
  Mayor (201925) Dietmar Bareis[1] (Ind.)
Area
  Total48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
Elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total2,429
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
64756
Dialling codes06062 und 06061
Vehicle registrationERB
Websitewww.mossautal.de

Geography



Location


The community lies at elevations of between 300 and 500 m above sea level.

The Nibelungenstraße (Bundesstraße 47) touches Mossautal in the north and the Siegfriedstraße (Bundesstraße 460) runs through the community in the south. The surrounding countryside is also used as a holiday destination in the UNESCO Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald on the Marbach Reservoir, the Odenwald's biggest body of standing water.

Mossautal is well known as a textbook example of a Waldhufendorf ("forest village").


Neighbouring communities


Mossautal borders in the north on the community of Reichelsheim and the town of Michelstadt, in the east on the town of Erbach, in the south on the town of Beerfelden (all in the Odenwaldkreis), and in the west on the communities of Wald-Michelbach, Grasellenbach and Fürth (all three in the Bergstraße district).


Constituent communities


Mossautal's Ortsteile are Güttersbach, Hiltersklingen, Hüttenthal, Ober-Mossau and Unter-Mossau (the community's administrative seat).


Politics



Municipal council


Composition of the municipal council
Parties and voter communities Seats
2006
Seats
2016
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 4 3
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 4 3
ÜWG Überparteiliche Wählergemeinschaft Mossautal 7 9
Total 15 15
Voter turnout in % 58.5 57.0

Mayor


At the mayoral election on 25 April 2004, the independent Willi Keil, who had been in the mayor's office since 1986, was reelected unopposed with 97.2% of the vote. In September 2013 Dietmar Bareis (independent) was elected the new mayor with 95.9% of the votes.


Coat of arms


The community's arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per saltire, above gules a Hiberno-Scottish cross (called an Iroschottenkreuz in the German blazon) argent, below gules a Maltese cross argent, dexter and sinister argent a mullet of six gules.


Town partnerships


Maasdam, South Holland, Netherlands


Culture and sightseeing


Ober-Mossau
Ober-Mossau

Sightseeing



Regular events



Economy


The community's livelihood comes from, for example, tourism in the form of holiday homes, conference hotels and guesthouses. There are also a brewery and a dairy on hand. Furthermore, fish farming earns some income. The main industry is now, as it has always been, agriculture and forestry.


Sport


Mossautal is home to the SG Mossautal football team. The players come from SV (Sportverein, “sport club”) 54 Mossau and SV 67 Hiltersklingen.


References





На других языках


- [en] Mossautal

[ru] Моссауталь

Моссауталь (нем. Mossautal) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Гессен. Подчиняется административному округу Дармштадт. Входит в состав района Оденвальд. Население составляет 2547 человек (на 31 декабря 2010 года).[1] Занимает площадь 48,5 км². Официальный код — 06 4 37 012.



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