Großkrotzenburg
The community Großkrotzenburg is located south of Hanau in the Main- Kinzig- Kreis, Hesse, directly on the Main. About the Municipality borders Großkrotzenburg is known for its swimming lake. Total accounts for about ten percent of the area of the district on water surfaces.
The coal-fired power plant Staudinger E.ON am Main, with its cooling towers an orientation mark in the eastern Rhine -Main area.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 3.2 Municipal Council
- 5.1 Museums
- 6.1 traffic
- 6.2 Long distance routes
- 6.3 Public bodies
- 6.4 Education
- 6.5 Sports
Geography
Neighboring communities
Großkrotzenburg bordered to the north by the town of Hanau, in the east on the community Kahl am Main ( Aschaffenburg district ) in the south and west on the community of Hainburg (Kreis Offenbach).
Recreation
The municipality counts Großkrotzenburg the lido Spessartblick. In summer you can here at the 150,000 m² Stretch of free court -West ( also called the United Krotzenburger See) recover. At the lake there is a large lawn that is perfect for sunbathing. The water quality of the lake, together with that of the opposite the State Road 8, located on the Bavarian side lake free court - East of the best lakes in the Lake District Kahler. This is due to the fact that the underground interconnected lakes are fed from several natural sources. The lake has its origins in lignite mine, which was carried out until the 1920s in the area. Later still came the dismantling of sand and gravel.
History
Archaeological finds have a colonization of the United Krotzenburger district since prehistoric ( Bronze Age urn field time Hallstatt period, La Tène period ) out. By 100 AD, the Romans occupied the area and built the present village the castle Großkrotzenburg. The Roman Empire's border, the Limes, reached from the north in Großkrotzenburg the Main, which marked the course of the Limes from here to the south until it first by itself as Neckar- Odenwald Limes from Wörth, and later as chief Germanic Limes from Miltenberg Main remote again in a southerly direction. The occupation of the fort was the cohors IV Vindelicorum, which produced only one of the auxiliary troops of the Roman army in Upper Germany on a large scale in a military Brickyard Bauziegel.
259/60 overran the Limes Alemanni, the remaining population was subjected to 500 by the Franks, and fell to 850 as a gift to the Gaugrafen of Hesse. Ida daughter of Emperor Otto I gave the place the end of the 10th century collegiate pin for St. Peter in Mainz ( Peter pin ), in whose possession it remained more than 800 years until the secularization.
The natural monument witches oak between Großkrotzenburg and Kahl am Main was damaged on August 7, 1970, through a lightning strike; the proven already in the Thirty Years' War oak had to be like on 8 June 1971. A newly planted oak and a memorial stone reminiscent of the witch hunts in the first half of the 17th century, with 69 women and 21 men fell victim here. There is information in the local museum Großkrotzenburg.
Policy
Coat of arms
The coat of arms consists of two crossed golden keys to a red castle wall on a white background. The keys are a symbol of the two dioceses of Fulda and Mainz, which Großkrotzenburg was associated with over the years. The red wall stands for the Roman past as a fort.
Municipal council
The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:
Twin Cities
Culture and sights
As an attraction especially the preserved part of the Roman fort is to say, which is a UNESCO world heritage since the summer of 2005. It consists of a corner tower, which is the oldest above-ground Roman building on this side of the Rhine, and a part of the wall of the fort, which connects directly to the tower. In addition, a Roman bridge were found on and in the Main residues, which points to a small model of this bridge on the river Main. The outlines of the former entrance gates to the fort are shown on Church street with cobblestones, so that a picture of the extent of the plant you can make yourself.
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Lawrence was built between 1826-1828 by the architect Julius Eugen Ruhl in classical style and renovated in the years 1997-1998, the tower in 2009.
Museums
The local museum ( see Related links ) is the seat of the Local History Association and tries to map the eventful history of Great Krotzenburgs. It is housed in the old school built in 1894, which is next to the corner tower of the old castle. An exhibition commemorating the witch trials in 1628 by the Archbishopric of Mainz.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
In the village the country roads meet L3309 and L3308. To junction 44 ( Alzenau -north) of the Federal Highway 45 there are about three kilometers L3308.
The Großkrotzenburg station is located on the Main-Spessart -Bahn Hanau- Würzburg.
Public transport, the traffic circle Society Main-Kinzig (CCG ) ensure, to the Rhine -Main Transport Association.
Long distance routes
The German Limes bicycle path runs through Großkrotzenburg. It follows the Upper Germanic - Rhaetian Limes 818 km from Bad Hönningen am Rhein to Regensburg on the Danube.
On the left bank of the Main Main Cycle Path and the D- Route 5 (Saar -Mosel -Main ) extending over 1021 km from Saarbrücken to Trier, Koblenz, Mainz, Frankfurt, Würzburg and Bayreuth to the Czech border.
Public institutions
The volunteer fire department Großkrotzenburg provides fire protection and general help. The Fire Department currently has 500 members. A youth center is a meeting place for children and adolescents aged 7 to 25 years. It is located on the back of the community center.
Education
In Großkrotzenburg there are two schools, the Scholl Primary School and the private Franciscan High School Cross Castle, which has a national catchment area.
Sports
Großkrotzenburg has a sports stadium, which is owned by the local football club. There is also an indoor pool and a lido.