Neuenmarkt

New market is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach ( government district of Upper Franconia ), situated on the main road 303

  • 3.1 municipal

Geography

Community structure

New market consists of a total of 11 districts:

  • Fire house
  • Eichmühle
  • Hegnabrunn
  • Lettenhof
  • New market
  • Oberlangenfeld Roth
  • Raasen
  • Reutlashof
  • Schlömen
  • Lake
  • Unterlangenfeld Roth

History

Were first documented New market and Hegnabrunn in the year 1398. Counts of Orlamünde and the monastery founded Himmelcron of them were wealthy rich in both communities. The Office of the Prussian Principality of Bayreuth was from 1500 in the Frankish Empire circle. It was with this in the Peace of Tilsit in 1807 to France and came to Bavaria in 1810. In 1848 received new market with the new market - Wirsberg station exit and is the starting point of the inclined plane. Since heavy trains on this route had to be pushed, originated in New Market, a depot ( Bw ), which was until 1975 in operation. Since then, the depot serves as accommodation for the German Steam Locomotive Museum. The community of New Market is a grouping of new market with the previously autonomous municipality Hegnabrunn since 1 April 1971.

Policy

Parish council

The council has 16 members:

  • SPD / Open list: 9 seats
  • CSU / Wählergemeinschaft: 5 seats
  • CDU: 2 seats

(As at municipal election on March 2, 2008)

Culture and sights

In New Market is home to the German Steam Locomotive Museum and the Idea jungle paradise.

Traffic

In the area of ​​the municipality is the New Market New Market Station Wirsberg on the railway line Bamberg -Hof, the railway Bayreuth New Market Wirsberg and the inclined plane. From there, trains run to Bayreuth, Lichtenfels and yard. The Schlömener curve in the vicinity of the railway station New market allows since June 18, 2000 Direct from trips to Bayreuth in the direction of the courtyard without stopping and changing direction in the New Market Wirsberg station.

Monuments

→ see: List of monuments in New Market

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Joedicke Theodor (1899-1996), Surgeon General of the Bundeswehr
Treaties of Tilsit Bahnbetriebswerk Lichtenfels, Bavaria Grafengehaig Harsdorf Himmelkron Kasendorf Kupferberg Ludwigschorgast Mainleus Marktleugast Marktschorgast Presseck Rugendorf Stadtsteinach Thurnau Trebgast Untersteinach Wonsees Integrated Authority File
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