title: Brombachtal
text: # Brombachtal
  
  Brombachtal is a municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  The community lies in the centre of the Odenwald near Bad König.
  
  ### Neighbouring communities
  
  Brombachtal borders in the north and east on the town of Bad König, in the south on the town of Michelstadt and in the west on the communities of Reichelsheim and Brensbach.
  
  ### Constituent communities
  
  Brombachtal’s five Ortsteile are Birkert, Böllstein, Hembach, Kirchbrombach (the community’s administrative seat) and Langenbrombach.
  
  ## Politics
  
  The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
  
  | Parties and voter communities | Parties and voter communities | % 2006 | Seats 2006 | % 2001 | Seats 2001 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 36.6 | 7 | 35.3 | 8 |
  | SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 46.6 | 9 | 52.0 | 12 |
  | GREENS | Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 9.4 | 2 | 10.2 | 2 |
  | FDP | Free Democratic Party | 7.4 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 100.0 | 19 | 100.0 | 23 |
  | Voter turnout in % | Voter turnout in % | 51.5 | 51.5 | 60.7 | 60.7 |
  
  ### Mayor
  
  At the runoff election on 11 June 2004, Willi Kredel (SPD) was elected Mayor of Brombachtal with 66.9% of the vote.
  
  ## Culture and sightseeing
  
  ### Buildings
  
  In the centre of Kirchbrombach stands the Evangelical church built in the mid 15th century with its polyptych, or “winged”, altar, built in 1518 and dedicated to Saint Alban. The church belonged until the Reformation to Saint Alban’s Abbey in Mainz.
  
  ## Economy and infrastructure
  
  ### Transport
  
  The community is linked to the long-distance road network by Bundesstraßen 45 (Hanau - Eberbach) and 47 (Walldürn - Worms).
  
  