Bamberg (district)
The district of Bamberg is the westernmost county of the district of Upper Franconia in Bavaria.
Neighboring districts are in the north of the district of Lichtenfels and Coburg, in the eastern district of Bayreuth, in the south of the districts of Forchheim, Erlangen - Hochstadt, Dietersheim -Bad Windsheim and Kitzingen and in the west the districts of Schweinfurt, Haßberge. The independent city of Bamberg is completely surrounded by the district of Bamberg.
For Bamberg district also includes an exclave, which Steinersee. The area is completely surrounded by the district of Erlangen- Hochstadt and is located about one kilometer from the county area, but part of the territorial district of Bamberg.
- 3.1 District
- 3.2 Kreistag
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Road traffic
- 4.2 Rail transport
- 4.3 Water transport
- 4.4 Brewing
- 7.1 Cultural Heritage and architecture
- 7.2 geotopes
Geography
In the district of Bamberg are (partly) three nature parks, the Steigerwald in the West, the Frankish Switzerland to the east and the Haßberge in the north. Through the county's Regnitz which opens north of Bamberg in the main flow.
The Geisberg is 585 m the highest mountain in the county. It lies between Melkendorf (municipality Litzendorf ) and Geisfeld (municipality Strullendorf ) in the west and Lindachstraße and Teuchatz (both market Heiligenstadt ) to the east.
History
As the area around Bamberg was Bavarian, it already had eight hundred years of history under the Bishopric of Bamberg behind. To the ecclesiastical rule, symbolized by the crook, they said that it was good to live under the crooked stick:
The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss from February 25, 1803 fell almost the entire church property to the victim. The Bavarian Elector Max IV Joseph wrote on August 23, 1802 the last Prince-Bishop Franz von Buseck that he would occupy Bamberg, Forchheim and Kronach. The prince-bishop expressed his deep regret, but also assured that no resistance was being provided. So Bavarian troops marched on 3 November 1802 in Bamberg area, which was declared on 22 November for Bavarian.
District Courts replaced the former episcopal offices. To the District Court of Bamberg on the right Regnitzufer the communities Memmelsdorf, Hall and City Schesslitz, plus the places to Altendorf, Butt home and Hirschaid came. The Regional Court Bamberg at the left Regnitzufer united Schlüsselau, Burgebrach and parts of Hall city. 1810 was finally Ebrach Bavarian in the wake of border control with the Grand Duchy of Würzburg.
The municipal edict in 1818 introduced the local self-government partially restored and allowed the formation of district municipalities as temporary purpose associations. The Revolution of 1848 abolished the sovereign rights of the noble families of the communities. This affected the patrimonial Reichmannsdorf, Lisberg, Trabelsdorf, Trunstadt, Walsdorf, Sassanfahrt, Butt Home, Kirchschletten, Grasmannsdorf, Aschbach, Relay Bach and Burglesau.
A kind counties there are in Bavaria only since the year 1852. Those days were in Bavaria rechtsrhreinischen the district municipalities, the forerunner of today's counties, furnished. However, these were under state supervision and required for important decisions, the approval of the State on appeal. A real self-government was introduced in 1919.
1862 district offices were established as state administration authorities. In the space Bamberg Bamberg district offices arose I and II Bamberg Bamberg I covered the 1804 built country jurisdictions Bamberg on the right Regnitzufer and Scheßlitz, Bamberg II also included the 1804 built country jurisdictions Bamberg at the left Regnitzufer and Burgebrach. The new county courts were designated Bamberg Bamberg I and II. The city of Bamberg belong to any district office because it was circular directly since 1809. 1879, the District Courts Bamberg I and II were combined to Bamberg District Court II, but you still distinguished two sub- districts, District Court Bamberg II, Part One ( eastern half ) and Bamberg District Court II, Part Two ( western half ). The circular immediate city of Bamberg was formed in 1879, the District Court Bamberg I. 1903 both district courts were pooled for Bamberg District Court. In 1929, the county built in 1862 Bamberg I was dissolved and its municipalities the district office Bamberg affiliated II, which henceforth was only county of Bamberg. 1932, the district courts Burgebrach and Scheßlitz were abolished and their communities mainly allocated to the District Court of Bamberg.
Bamberg district 1939-1972
The Bamberg County was called off in 1939 as a district of Bamberg, who belonged to the district of Upper Franconia. The county had a town and 141 municipalities. The main towns in the district were Scheßlitz and Hirschaid.
Cities and Towns:
Cities
Markets
Seat of the municipality *
Administrative reform in Bavaria in 1972
The local government reform in 1972, the district of Bamberg Bavaria emerged as one of 71 new districts in Bavaria in its present form. At that time, the former district of Bamberg parts of the dissolved district Ebermannstadt, parts of the district boars as well as individual municipalities of the districts of Forchheim, Relay stone and Hoechstadt were slammed on the Aisch; in return he had to some communities in the district-free city of Bamberg, leave Kopp wind to the county Haßberge, Unterstürmig and trail village on the district of Forchheim, and Ilmenau to the district of Kitzingen. Bamberg remained continue county seat of the now enlarged the district of Bamberg.
The oldest villages in the district of Bamberg, City Hall, King Field, Lisberg, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz and Trunstadt.
Policy
District
Council
* Since February 2011, the following distribution of seats is: CSU 28 and ÜWG 4
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the district of Bamberg dates from 1962 and combines the symbols of the monastery Ebrach ( the boar ) and the Bishopric of Bamberg ( the lion ).
The council decided in 1972 to adopt the coat of arms of the former district of Bamberg unchanged, as also reflects the history area of the new circle area in it. The Cistercian abbey Ebrach held an extensive dominion complex in the western part of the county.
Economy and infrastructure
Road
Through the district of Bamberg lead the motorway A3 lines of ( NL) -Aachen to Passau ( A), A70 and A73 from Bamberg to Bayreuth from Nuremberg to Suhl and several federal highways:
Rail transport
The Kingdom of Bavaria was built in 1844 from Nuremberg establishes a state line to Bamberg, which was continued under the name of Ludwig South - North Railway in 1846 main upward to Lichtenfels.
After 1852, the Louis -West train down the Main had been operational, Bamberg became a railway junction, of which: - radiated almost a half dozen local railways in the area - only 40-50 years later:
The small community of saints, in the Franconian Switzerland received in 1915 by Ebermannstadt ago a rail connection. In order for the network included a total of 143 km in length. The closure of the passenger traffic on the following local railways:
It went back to 56 kilometers.
Through the district of Bamberg today leads the ICE railway line from Munich to Berlin.
Water transport
Via the Main -Danube Canal, the district on the water with the rivers Main and Danube is connected. The channel is developed for the so-called European ship and for the shear shipping.
Brewing
The district of Bamberg is the world region with the highest density of breweries. Around the year 1990 there were still about 90 brewing companies, while the number declined by 2010 to about 60. These are for the most part to country inns with their own beer.
Cities and Towns
( Inhabitants on 31 December 2012, area size)
Cities
Markets
Free community areas The areas have a total area of 90.85 km ² and are for the most part uninhabited.
Communities
Management Communities
Population
In contrast to other Upper Franconian district of Bamberg counties has experienced in recent decades to 2006 population growth:
- * As of 31.12.
Attractions
Cultural Heritage and architecture
For Bamberg district includes the following attractions:
Geotopes
In the district of Bamberg is 22 (as of September 2013) are from the Bavarian State Office for Environmental designated geological sites. See the list of geological sites in the district of Bamberg.