Bessenbach

For the river in Bavaria, Germany, see Bessenbach (river).

Bessenbach
Municipality
Church of Saints Ottilia and Stephen
Coat of arms
Location of Bessenbach within Aschaffenburg district
Bessenbach Bessenbach
Coordinates: 49°58′N 09°16′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Aschaffenburg
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Christoph Ruppert (CSU)
Area
• Total	29.99 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	5,425
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	63856
Dialling codes	06095
Vehicle registration	AB
Website	www.bessenbach.de

Bessenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Location

Constituent communities

Bessenbach lies southeast of the town of Aschaffenburg among the Spessart range's outlying hills.

Subdivision

Bessenbach's Ortsteile are Beetacker, Frauengrund, Gemeindezentrum, Keilberg, Klingerhof, Klingermühle, Oberbessenbach, Steiger, Straßbessenbach, Unterbessenbach, Waldmichelbach and Weiler.

Governance

Community council

The council is made up of 20 council members.

	CSU	SPD	Total
2008	14	6	20 seats

(as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008)

Town twinning

• Dury, Somme, France
• Saint-Fuscien, Somme, France
• Sains-en-Amiénois, Somme, France

This is one partnership that Bessenbach has maintained with all three French communes since 1985.

Other websites

• Official website (in German)