obelisk in the yard outside the Brückerwirtshaus (inn). In June 1646 Imperialist forces took the town by treaty. Abandonments Around Amöneburg, the abandoned communities of Brück, Brunsfort, Gerende, Heuchelheim, Lindau, Radenhausen and Wanehusen may be found. Politics Mayors 1996-2002: Oliver Haupt 2002-2005: Anders Arendt 2005-today: Michael Richter-Plettenberg Town council As of municipal elections held on March 6, 2016, town council seats are apportioned thus: Transport Somewhat north of Amöneburg runs Federal Highway B 62 (Biedenkopf - Alsfeld) with connections to B 454 to Schwalmstadt and B 3 towards Marburg. The nearest railway connections is 5 km north, in Kirchhain. Regular events Kirchweihfest (Church dedication festival, yearly, last weekend in August, organized by local clubs) Museums Museum Amöneburg: Prehistory and early history of the Amöneburg Basin, agricultural history, mediaeval fortifications and finds from digs, models and dioramas with explanatory notices, and in the attic rooms a nature preservation information centre. Personalities Saint Boniface (around 673-754 or 755), founded 721 founded a monastery cell below the castle Amöneburg and began the Christianization of Upper Hesse from Amöneburg Johannes Eisermann, (1486-1558), (born in Amönenburg), called Ferrarius Montanus, religious scholar, jurist and first rector of the University of Marburg. Ludwig Schick (born 1949), auxiliary bishop in Fulda from 1998 to 2002, since 2002 Archbishop of Bamberg, visited in Amöneburg the seminary St. Johann. Town partnerships Château Garnier, France, since 1974 Tragwein, Austria Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy, since 1987 There has also been a common "ring" partnership among these towns since 1997. References External links Official website St. Boniface and Amöneburg Marburg-Biedenkopf