Crainfeld advantageously lay at the crossroads of two important mediaeval trade roads, and was moreover until 1821 the seat of a court district, witnessed even today by the Edelhof, the Amt building used by the Oberschultheißen (roughly "sheriffs") when the Landgraves held sway in Hesse.
Crainfeld had a strategic location at the intersection of two significant medieval trade routes, and it also served as the seat of a court district until 1821. The Edelhof building, used by the sheriffs (Oberschultheißen), still stands today, a reminder of the area's historical significance when the Landgraves ruled in Hesse.