Esselbach

This article is about the community in Bavaria, Germany. For the river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, see Esselbach (Salwey).

Esselbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Esselbach within Main-Spessart district
Esselbach Esselbach
Coordinates: 49°51′N 09°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Main-Spessart
Municipal assoc.	Marktheidenfeld
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Richard Roos (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.33 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,143
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97839
Dialling codes	09394
Vehicle registration	MSP
Website	www.esselbach-online.de

Esselbach is a community in Main-Spessart in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld.

Geography

Location

The community is made up of the main centre of Esselbach as well as the outlying centres of Kredenbach 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.