# Collenberg > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collenberg > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collenberg.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collenberg > Source revision: 1325414620 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Bavaria, Germany Collenberg Municipality Ruins of the Collenburg. Coat of arms Location of Collenberg within Miltenberg district Location of Collenberg Collenberg Show map of Germany Collenberg Show map of Bavaria Coordinates: 49°46′N 09°20′E / 49.767°N 9.333°E / 49.767; 9.333 Country Germany State Bavaria Admin. region Lower Franconia District Miltenberg Government • Mayor (2020–26) Andreas Freiburg[1] Area • Total 25.66 km2 (9.91 sq mi) Elevation 140 m (460 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 2,472 • Density 96.34/km2 (249.5/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 97903 Dialling codes 09376 (Kirschfurt: 09375) Vehicle registration MIL, OBB Website www.collenberg-main.de **Collenberg** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈkɔlənbɛʁk\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German)) is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Germany) in the [Miltenberg district](/source/Miltenberg_(district)) in the *[Regierungsbezirk](/source/Regierungsbezirk)* of [Lower Franconia](/source/Lower_Franconia) (*Unterfranken*) in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), [Germany](/source/Germany). It has a population of about 2,400. ## Geography ### Location Collenberg lies on right bank of the [Main](/source/Main_(river)), 13 km away from [Miltenberg](/source/Miltenberg) and 18 km from [Wertheim](/source/Wertheim_am_Main). Along the Main between Collenberg and [Freudenberg](/source/Freudenberg_am_Main) runs the boundary between Bavaria and [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg). Behind Collenberg lie the wooded hills of the [Spessart](/source/Spessart). ### Subdivisions Collenberg's *[Ortsteile](/source/Ortsteil)* are Fechenbach, Reistenhausen and Kirschfurt. ## History The community came into being in 1971 in the framework of municipal reform in Bavaria with the merger of the former communities of Fechenbach, Kirschfurt and Reistenhausen. ## Government ### Community council This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2021) The council is made up of 14 council members, with the seats apportioned thus: - [CSU](/source/Christian_Social_Union_of_Bavaria) 7 seats - [Freie Wähler](/source/Freie_W%C3%A4hler) 5 seats - [SPD](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany) 2 seats ### Coat of arms The community's [arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) might be described thus: A fess wavy argent, in chief gules, dexter a wheel spoked of six and sinister a dog's head erased gorged sable with studs of the first, in base azure three maces, two and one, issuant palewise from the base. The three maces come from the arms once borne by the *Schenken* of Klingenberg, former overlords who gave the castle its name after the founder of their line, whose name was Kolbo (and in [German](/source/German_language), the word for “mace” is *Streitkolbe*, or simply *Kolbe*), and are thus a [canting](/source/Canting_arms) [charge](/source/Charge_(heraldry)). The wheel in the [escutcheon](/source/Escutcheon_(heraldry))’s upper half on the dexter (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) side is the [Wheel of Mainz](/source/Wheel_of_Mainz), and refers to the area’s long rule by [Electoral Mainz](/source/Archbishopric_of_Mainz), lasting until the [Holy Roman Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire) was at last dissolved in 1803. The dog’s head on the sinister (armsbearer’s left, viewer’s right) side is another canting charge. Although the usual word for “dog” in German is *Hund*, there is also the word *Rüde*, and thus this dog's head refers to the noble family of Rüdt von Collenberg. The wavy fesse symbolizes the local river, the [Main](/source/Main_(river)). The arms have been borne since 1973.[3] ## Attractions *Schloss Fechenbach* after restoration work in 2007 - [Collenburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collenburg&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collenburg)], ruined castle originally built by the noble family of [Rüdt von Collenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=R%C3%BCdt_von_Collenberg&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCdt_von_Collenberg)] in 1250, about 1 km east of Fechenbach. It is located just outside the municipal territory of Collenberg, in [Dorfprozelten](/source/Dorfprozelten) - *[Schloss Fechenbach](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schloss_Fechenbach&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Fechenbach)]* (palace), built in 1750 by the Count of Reigersberg - Memorial at Fechenbach's former [synagogue](/source/Synagogue), which was destroyed on *[Kristallnacht](/source/Kristallnacht)* in 1938[4] ## Infrastructure ### Transport On the other side of the Main runs *Staatsstraße* (State Road) 2310, which is linked in Kirschfurt with Collenberg's main road. This road leads east along the right bank of the Main to [Hasloch](/source/Hasloch). ## Education - [Kindergarten](/source/Kindergarten) St. Martin with roughly 85 children - [Primary school](/source/Primary_school) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden](https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/), [Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik](/source/Bayerisches_Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik), 15 July 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022"](https://www.statistik.bayern.de/mam/produkte/veroffentlichungen/statistische_berichte/a1210c_202400.pdf) [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). [Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik](/source/Bayerisches_Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Description and explanation of Collenberg’s arms](http://www.hdbg.de/gemeinden2/bayerns-gemeinden_detail.php?gkz=9676117) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090425005548/http://www.hdbg.de/gemeinden2/bayerns-gemeinden_detail.php?gkz=9676117) 2009-04-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Gedenkstätten für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus. Eine Dokumentation*, Volume 1. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Bonn 1995, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-89331-208-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-89331-208-0), p. 121 ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Collenberg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Collenberg). - [Community portrait](https://web.archive.org/web/20120730111500/http://www.collenberg-main.de/index.asp?NAVIID=%7B8D43D34C-6BA3-4472-8C21-5EC87F0F6A70%7D) - [Lower Main history portal](https://web.archive.org/web/20090121011821/http://www.geschichte-untermain.de/) (in German) v t e Towns and municipalities in Miltenberg (district) Altenbuch Amorbach Bürgstadt Collenberg Dorfprozelten Eichenbühl Elsenfeld Erlenbach am Main Eschau Faulbach Großheubach Großwallstadt Hausen Kirchzell Kleinheubach Kleinwallstadt Klingenberg am Main Laudenbach Leidersbach Miltenberg Mömlingen Mönchberg Neunkirchen Niedernberg Obernburg Röllbach Rüdenau Schneeberg Stadtprozelten Sulzbach am Main Weilbach Wörth am Main Coat of Arms of Miltenberg district Authority control databases VIAF GND --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Collenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collenberg) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collenberg?action=history)). 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