the Prince-Elector-Archbishop of Mainz was the landlord in Klein-Krotzenburg. During the Thirty Years' War, the populace suffered mightily. In 1632 alone, 90 inhabitants died of the Plague. By the war's end, everyone had fled the village. In 1736, a chapel was built on the Liebfrauenheide (heath), which soon became a pilgrimage site. After Electoral Mainz's Secularization, the Oberamt of Steinheim passed in 1803 to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, bringing Klein-Krotzenburg with it. On 1 January 1977, in the course of municipal reform in Hesse, Klein-Krotzenburg was merged with the neighbouring community of Hainstadt under the name Hainburg. Politics Community council The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results: Mayor The current mayor, Bernhard Bessel (CDU), who has been in office since 1993, was reëlected on 12 September 2004 for a third term on the first vote with 64.8% of the ballots cast. Voter turnout was 59.1%. Town partnerships Vernouillet, Yvelines, France Alberndorf im Pulkautal, Lower Austria, Austria Retz, Lower Austria, Austria Trumau, Lower Austria, Austria Sponsorship In 1975, the community took on the sponsorship for Sudeten Germans driven out of the communities of Peterswald (now Petrovice u Chabařovic) and Nollendorf (now Nakléřov) in the Aussig district. Transport The constituent community of Hainstadt lies on the Odenwaldbahn (railway; RMV Line 65), which links the community to Hanau, Frankfurt, Wiebelsbach-Heubach and Erbach. Towards the west runs the Offenbacher Landstraße or Landesstraße 3416 to Bundesstraße 45 and the A 3. Northwards, Landesstraße 3065 goes towards Hanau, and southwards towards Seligenstadt. References External links Community’s official webpage Hainstadt’s coat of arms Klein-Krotzenburg’s coat of arms Offenbach (district) Populated places on the Main basin Populated riverside places in Germany