Schöllkrippen
market municipality of Germany
Schöllkrippen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃœlkʁɪpn̩]) is a market municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) of Schöllkrippen. It had a total population of around 4,300 in 2020, and experienced a decrease down to 4112 in 2023
Geography
Location
Schöllkrippen is the largest settlement of the Kahlgrund and lies on the river Kahl on the western edge of the Spessart (range). The main Ortsteil of Schöllkrippen lies at the foot of the Reuschberg.
Subdivisions
Schöllkrippen's Ortsteile are Schöllkrippen, Schneppenbach and Hofstädten.
Schöllkrippen Ortsteil consists of the following Orte: Ernstkirchen, Langenborn, Reuschberg, Röderhof, Schabernack and Schöllkrippen proper.
Neighbouring municipalities
The neighbouring municipalities are from the north (clockwise): Westerngrund, Kleinkahl, Schöllkrippener Forst (an unincorporated area), Sommerkahl, Blankenbach, Krombach and Geiselbach.
History
Schöllkrippen has long been the central settlement of the Upper Kahlgrund and a meeting point of roads at least since the Middle Ages. Old long distance trade routes such as the Birkenhainer Straße and the Eselsweg pass nearby.
What had in the past been considered a prehistoric Celtic circular rampart, the Alte Burg or Altenburg on the nearby Reuschberg, is now thought to date to medieval times.
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