Heimbuchenthal

Heimbuchenthal
Municipality
View westwards from the Panoramaweg
Coat of arms
Location of Heimbuchenthal within Aschaffenburg district
Heimbuchenthal Heimbuchenthal
Coordinates: 49°53′N 9°18′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Aschaffenburg
Municipal assoc.	Mespelbrunn
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Rüdiger Stenger
Area
• Total	17.15 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Elevation	231 m (758 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	2,140
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	63872, 63874 (Höllhammer)
Dialling codes	06092
Vehicle registration	AB, ALZ
Website	www.heimbuchenthal.de

Heimbuchenthal is a town in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany, and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Mespelbrunn. It is also a state-recognized recreational resort (Erholungsort).

Geography

Location

Heimbuchenthal is in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) in the upper valley of the Elsava in the Mittelgebirge (hill range) Spessart.

Demographics

Within the municipal area there were 1,875 inhabitants in 1970, 2,106 in 1987, 2,260 in 2000 and 2,154 in 2013, and 2,214 in 2023 December 1.

Others

Fahrradmuseum Pedalwelt – modern bicycle development and drive concepts from all over the world (with test course).

Government

Town council

The council is made up of 15 council members, counting the mayor.

	CSU/Bürgervereinigung	SPD/FWG	Total
2025	7	8	15 seats
(as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008)

Mayor

The mayor is Rüdiger Stenger (SPD/FWG).

Town twinning

• Thury-Harcourt, Calvados, France since 1988

Education

Heimbuchenthal features the following institutions (as of 2006):

• Kindergartens: 75 kindergarten places with 68 children
• Elementary schools: 1 with 15 teachers and 201 pupils