Lützelbach


Lützelbach is a community in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the northern Odenwald on the Hesse-Bavaria boundary in a richly wooded setting.

Neighbouring communities

Lützelbach borders in the north on the town of Breuberg and the town of Obernburg, in the east on the towns of Wörth am Main and Klingenberg, in the south on the towns of Michelstadt and Bad König and in the west on the community of Höchst.

Constituent communities

Lützelbach’s Ortsteile are Lützel-Wiebelsbach, Seckmauern, Haingrund, Breitenbrunn and Rimhorn.
Breitenbrunn, which has 830 inhabitants today, had its first documentary mention in 1273, but is believed to have already arisen by the 11th century.

Politics

The municipal election held in 2001 and 2006 yielded the following results:
Elections in 2016
In the runoff election on 27 February 2005, Uwe Olt was elected mayor with 56.6% of the vote.

Honorary citizens

Spiritual Adviser Joseph Klein, as of 16 November 1987

Culture and sightseeing

Worth seeing is the course of the Neckar-Odenwald Limes with the watchtower foundations and the castrum remains.