Riedenberg

Ried is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, and a member of the administrative community Brückenau.

• 2.1 religions
• 2.2 Population development

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 monuments

• 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
• 5.2 Education

Geography

Geographical Location

Riedenberg is located in Upper Sinngrund, in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park and Biosphere Reserve Rhön.

Community structure

Riedenberg divided into two districts:

• Neufriedrichsthal
• Riedenberg

History

The former Office of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, which belonged to the Frankish Empire Circle, was ceded to the secularisation of 1803 in Bavaria's favor in 1805, Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg and fell with this 1814 final at Bayern. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria emerged with the community of 1818 the municipalities of Upper Riedenberg and Unterriedenberg, which were later combined for community Riedenberg.

Religions

The population is mainly Catholic. Riedenberg is the seat of the Roman Catholic curacy of St. Martin, which is part of the Deanery of the Diocese of Würzburg mutton castle.

Population Development

Policy

Parish council

After the last municipal election on March 2, 2008, the council has twelve members. The turnout was 84.1 %. The choice was as follows:

Another member and chairman of the municipal council is the mayor.

Mayor

Mayor Robert Römmelt (SPD / Independent citizens).

Coat of arms

Blazon: About three green mountain cleaved by silver and black, with a continuous, front and rear red silver wave beams.

Coat of Arms History: The municipality Riedenberg was formed in 1971 through the merger of Upper and Unterriedenberg. The formerly independent municipality Unterriedenberg is documented since 1425 and belonged to the abbey of Fulda. Upper Riedenberg was first mentioned in 1494 and should be removed by a decree of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg to limit further deforestation. The dispute ended only about 1571st The membership of both places at different territorial areas only ended in 1803 with the end of the Old Kingdom. Separately, the two districts through a stream, which is symbolized by the wave beams in the arms. For upper Riedenberg, the colors silver and red of the coat of arms of the Bishopric of Würzburg in the front half of the shield there because it belonged to Wurzburg Office Aschach. The silver and black in the rear crest half point to the former membership of Unterriedenberg to fuldischen Oberamt Brückenau. The Three mountain in the sign is talking to the local part of the name " mountain " of the two parts of municipalities. The coat of arms was granted by the government of Lower Franconia on 8 December 1980.

Culture and sights

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Riedenberg

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the manufacturing sector and not in the trade and transport also no social insurance contributions at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 105 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 412 in the manufacturing sector, there was an operation in the construction industry do not have. In addition, in 1999, there were 33 farms with an agricultural area of 184 hectares, of which 18 hectares of arable land and 165 acres of meadowland.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

• Kindergartens: 50 kindergarten places with 41 children
• An elementary school with six teachers and 123 students