The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman [REF].
The cramp, or crampon - a charge called a Doppelhaken ("double hook") or Wolfsangel ("wolf hook") in German - is an ancient market town symbol, and in German heraldry it is also a symbol for forestry.