Wirsberg

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Wirsberg is a market in the district of Kulmbach ( government district of Upper Franconia ). The health resort is situated on the main road 303, approximately 20 kilometers north of Bayreuth.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 Market council
  • 3.2 Town twinning
  • 4.1 monuments
  • 4.2 traffic

Geography

Geographical Location

Wirsberg is located in the Franconian Forest nature park.

Community structure

The community Wirsberg is divided into ten districts:

  • Adlerhütte (Golden)
  • Birkenhof
  • Cottenau
  • Wasteland
  • Neufang
  • Osserich
  • Slag mill
  • Sessenreuth
  • Weissbach
  • Wirsberg

History

First documentary mention was Wirsberg end of the 13th century. The ruins Wirsberg rises on a rocky cliff in the center of Wirsberg. The place was eponymous for the dynasty of Wirsberg. The Raven Steiner of Wirsberg had held several castle goods. The former top official of the Prussian Principality of Bayreuth since 1792 coincided with this in the Peace of Tilsit in 1807 to France and came to Bavaria in 1810. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

Incorporations

On April 1, 1971, until then independent municipality Neufang was incorporated.

Policy

Market council

The market council has 14 members:

  • SPD: 5 seats
  • CSU: 3 seats
  • PWV: 6 seats

(As at municipal election on March 2, 2008)

Twinning

Wirsberg maintains a municipal partnership with the Municipality of George Berg in Upper Palatinate Forest.

Culture and sights

  • The municipality is a member of Cittaslow, a company incorporated in Italy in 1999 motion to decelerate and increase the quality of life in cities.
  • Worth seeing is the built in Margrave style parish church of St. John with an image that may have come from the school of Lucas Cranach and located in the church pulpit altar of Adam Wolfgang Knoll.
  • Ruins of Heilingskirche at Neufang (also Three Mary's Church ). The former sanctuary fell into disuse after the Reformation

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Wirsberg

Traffic

The station New Market Wirsberg lies on the railway line Bamberg -Hof ( inclined plane ) and on the railway line Bayreuth New Market Wirsberg. The station is located in New Market.

Wirsberg is on the cycle path Euregio Egrensis.

Personalities associated with the market

  • Alexander Herrmann (born 1971 ), German chef, presenter and cookbook author, operates in Wirsberg the famous restaurant and hotel Herrmann 's Romantik Post Hotel
  • Jennifer Walker (* 1988), model and third place in the first season of Germany's Next Top Model
  • Jens Anselstetter ( born 1975 ), former professional athletes in freestyle snowboarding, including 2nd place FIS World Cup
Treaties of Tilsit Georgenberg, Neustadt Neuenmarkt Grafengehaig Harsdorf Himmelkron Kasendorf Kupferberg Ludwigschorgast Mainleus Marktleugast Marktschorgast Presseck Rugendorf Stadtsteinach Thurnau Trebgast Untersteinach Wonsees Integrated Authority File
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