Modautal

Modautal (, ) is a municipality in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. Approximately 5,050 inhabitants live in 11 districts on an area of 31 km2 with about 38.7% wood. The first historical chronicles date back to the 13th century.

Key facts

German location.name: Modautal
German location.type: Municipality
German location.image_coa: Wappen Modautal.svg
German location.image_plan: Modautal in DA.svg
German location.state: Hessen
German location.region: Darmstadt
German location.district: Darmstadt-Dieburg
German location.elevation: 240-519
German location.area: 31.79
German location.postal_code: 64396–64397
German location.area_code: 06167, 06254
German location.licence: DA

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==History== The municipality was formed in 1977 by putting together eleven districts during the so-called Gebietsreform. During the time of the Celts the area must have already been inhabited since the so-called "Heuneburg" on a hill in Fischbachtal was a Celtic castle where the people and their animals from the region could flee (Fluchtburg). To construct such a building, a lot of helping hands must have been living nearby.