Ahorntal

Ahorntal is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth. A place called Ahorntal there is not, the local government is located in Kirchahorn. Ahorntal is located about 14 km southwest of the county town of Bayreuth.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 2.2 Population development
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Council tax revenue
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Religion
  • 4.2 Attractions
  • 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
  • 5.2 Education

Geography

Geographical Location

Ahorntal lies in the basin of Maple Valley and the upper Ailsbachtales in the Franconian Switzerland Nature Park.

Community structure

The municipality is divided into 27 districts Ahorntal:

  • Adlitz
  • Brünnberg
  • Chris dance
  • Dentlein
  • Eichig
  • Free maple
  • Hintergereuth
  • Hundshof
  • Kirchahorn
  • Klaus Stein
  • Körzendorf
  • Langweil
  • Neumühlestrasse
  • Oberailsfeld
  • Pfaff mountain
  • Popp village
  • Reizendorf
  • Rabenstein
  • Schöchleinsmühle (zip code 95490 )
  • Schweinmühle
  • Volsbach
  • Vordergereuth
  • Pond
  • Windmill
  • Wünschendorf
  • Zauppenberg

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are (from north clockwise beginning ): Hummeltal, Pott stone, Gössweinstein, Waischenfeld, glassworks

Geotopes

  • Digestion in the Posidonia Shale at Hintergereuth ( Geotop number 472A011 ).
  • Sophienhöhle in Rabenstein ( show cave ) ( Geotop number 472H009 ).

History

The territory of the municipality Ahorntal that in the course of municipal reform in the former municipalities Adlitz, free maple, Kirchahorn established on 1 January 1972 ( with the incorporated on 1 April 1971 Location Christanz ) Körzendorf, Oberailsfeld, Reizendorf and Volsbach, was different kingdom knights ( Kirchahorn: Counts of Schönborn, Oberailsfeld: Barons of Rabenstein ). With the Act of Confederation, the area came in 1806 to Bavaria.

Incorporations

On 1 May 1978, until then independent municipality Popp village was incorporated.

Population Development

Policy

Parish council

The local elections of 2002 and 2008 led to the following distributions seat in the municipal council:

Municipal tax revenue

The municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted to the equivalent of 663,000 euros, of which business taxes in the amount of 66,000 Euros ( net).

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Split of red and gold; front a silver maple tree with three leaves; back on green Dreienberg a raven. "

Culture and sights

Religion

Ahorntal is predominantly Roman Catholic. The annual procession in Volsbach lights on December 23, it is an interesting event. There are several churches in the districts.

  • Kirchahorn
  • Oberailsfeld
  • Popp village
  • Volsbach
  • Körzendorf ( Chapel of Mary into heaven )
  • Free Maple ( Chapel )
  • Adlitz ( Chapel )
  • Klaus stone chapel
  • Kirchahorn

Attractions

  • In Ahorntal there is the Sophienhöhle at the castle site of the former castle maple and the Ludwig Cave, also called Kühloch. The former can be visited with the help of guides. She is considered one of the most beautiful caves of Germany. The latter is freely accessible and located on the opposite side of the valley.
  • Another attraction is the castle Rabenstein. It is located with the Sophienhöhle privately owned.
  • The Roman Catholic Church Nativity of the Virgin in the district Volsbach.

See also: List of monuments in Ahorntal

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

There were 1998 in the field of agriculture and forestry none, in the manufacturing sector and 112 in the area of ​​trade and transport 55 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, no persons were employed social insurance at the workplace. Employees at the residence, there was a total of 753 in the manufacturing sector (as well as mining and quarrying and earth ), there was an operation in the construction of five plants. In addition, in 1999, there were 145 farms with an agricultural area of 1983 hectares. Of these, 832 hectares of arable land and 1146 hectares of permanent grassland.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

  • Kindergarten St. Burkard with 75 kindergarten places, support is the Catholic Church Foundation Oberailsfeld
  • Elementary school with six teachers and 135 students
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