The community is made up of the main centre of Esselbach as well as the outlying centres of Kredenbach [de; bar] and Steinmark. Belonging to Esselbach are the homesteads of Schleifthor, Alte Wachenmühle, Neue Wachenmühle, Faun and Karlshöhe. To Steinmark belong the Kieseckersmühle and the Heinrichsmühle. Schleifthor, Faun and Karlshöhe are part of the Löwensteiner Park, an otherwise unincorporated area.
History
As part of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, the main centre of Esselbach and also Steinmark and Kredenbach as parts of the County of Wertheim passed after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803 to the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, three communities came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818. In the course of later municipal reform in Bavaria, the three communities, Esselbach, Steinmark and Kredenbach, were amalgamated into one, called Esselbach.
Population development
Within town limits, 1,627 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,747 in 1987 and in 2000 2,041. In 2008, the population figure was the same as the year – 2,008, and in 2019, the population was 2,096.[3]
Politics
The mayor is Richard Roos ([Christlich Soziale Union]), has been in office since 2013.
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The 14 councilors have been broken down by faction since the municipal election held in 2008:
- CSU-Bürgerblock: 5
- Freie Wähler: 4
- Bürgerliste/SPD: 3
- Bürgergemeinschaft: 2
