Schrecksbach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schrecksbach within Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district
Schrecksbach Show map of Germany Schrecksbach Show map of Hesse
Coordinates: 50°50′N 9°17′E / 50.833°N 9.283°E / 50.833; 9.283
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Kassel
District	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2017–23)	Andreas Schultheis[1]
Area
• Total	36.61 km2 (14.14 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,981
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	34637
Dialling codes	06698
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	www.schrecksbach.de

Schrecksbach is a municipality in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

Schrecksbach lies in the southern part of Schwalm-Eder on the River Schwalm, and forms the border with the Vogelsbergkreis.

Constituent communities

The following centres belong to the greater community::

History

Schrecksbach is a very old place that was mentioned in one of Charlemagne's documents as "Screggesbaha am Sualmanahafluß" as early as 782.

The community itself was first mentioned in 1223.

On 31 October 1806, Napoleon's army overran the country. Elector William I fled and was unseated. At this time, Schrecksbach was occupied by enemy (ie French) troops, suffering heavily as a result.

Politics

Municipal council

Municipal council is made up of 23 members.

• CDU 4 seats
• SPD 11 seats
• UWG (citizens' coalition) 5 seats
• FWG (citizens' coalition) 3 seats

(as of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006)

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The community is connected to the buslines through the railway stations at Schwalmstadt-Treysa and Alsfeld.