Albertshofen

Albertshofen is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, and a member of the administrative community Kitzingen.

3.1 Coat of Arms 3.1.1 Blazon
3.1.2 Crest History

4.1 monuments

Geography

Geographical Location

The place is located on Main and is connected to the direct neighboring community Mainstockheim by a ferry.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are ( from south clockwise beginning ): Kitzingen, Mainstockheim and Dettelbach.

History

Was first mentioned Albertshofen 1317 by a gift of Gottfried von Hohenlohe fief to Otto Fuchs and his brother Konrad.

The place was formerly in two parts. The smaller sub- village belonged to the Kitzinger hospital. Owner of the larger upper village were the respective owners of the chateau of Mainsondheim, to 1592, the Lords of Crailsheim, to 1727, the Fuchs family of Dornheim and since 1727 the barons of Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim.

The office of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg / Hospital Kitzingen was 1803 ( Reichsdeputationshauptschluss ) in Bavaria and had to be left in the 1805 Peace of Pressburg Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg. The local possessions of the Barons von Bechtolsheim were mediatized in 1806. In the course of administrative reform in the Kingdom of Bavaria was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

The town developed in the 19th century by a wine-growing village on the fruit growing towards a major vegetable growing area. A few years ago the vineyard with 16 hectares Albert Höfer Herrgottsweg was revived.

In 1996, the first referendum in Bavaria Albertshofen was performed. Topic was the planned construction of a bridge to Mainstockheim. This construction project was finally rejected by a majority of 10 votes.

Policy

Mayor: Horst Reuther CSU
Deputy. Mayor: Catherine Riedel SPD
Third Mayor: Lothar potter CDU (as of 2011 )

Coat of arms

Blazon

Through a left oblique silver wave beams divided by black and red; front two silver bars, rear three one to two Asked silver balls

Coat of Arms history

In the coat of arms for the first time in 1317 in a document called community, the three silver balls back to the St. Nicholas. They are his hallmark. The Church of Albertshofen is dedicated to him. The place was divided in the middle ages. The domination of the smaller district exercised Kitzinger the hospital. The greater part was under the respective lock owners. As of 1727, these were the barons of Meuchenheim Gen. Bechtold home. Your Ancestral Arms are two silver bars in a black box. These attributes have been incorporated into the current coat of arms. The location of the village on Main is represented by the silver wave beams. Silver and red, the colors of the emblem are the colors of Franconia.

The coat of arms was granted by the Home Office on 30 January 1969.

Attractions

With the direct neighboring community Mainstockheim the place is connected by a ferry Main. This Main crossing is likely to be used mainly by pedestrians and cyclists. It is, however, also approved for cars, trucks and agricultural tractors.

The highlight of village life is in November, the most widely known beyond the borders Höpper Kerm, with the traditional Wasen drag and Göikerschlagen.

The place has now 380 acres of the largest contiguous field irrigation system in Bavaria. The water for this is, as well as the drinking water supply, not supported by the community itself and provided, but the water purchasing organization. This public corporation settles well with users and households and ensures consistent water quality.

Since 1986 is the end of August an annual wine festival.

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Albertshofen

Economy

There were 1998 in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 76, 67 in industry and in trade and transport 85 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 74 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 822 in the manufacturing sector (as well as mining and quarrying and earth ), there was an operation in the construction of six companies.

In 1999 there were 48 farms with an agricultural area of 305 hectares. Of these, 284 hectares of arable land.

Albert Mayrhofen is one of the major vegetable growing areas of Bavaria. There is also the vineyard Herrgottsweg. The marketing of vegetables is done in large part through the Horticulture Center Main- Danube.

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