Altenbuch

Old book is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Miltenberg and a member of the administrative community Stadtprozelten.

• 2.1 Etymology
• 2.2 Earlier spellings

• 3.1 Religion
• 3.2 Population development

• 5.1 monuments

• 6.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
• 6.2 Education

Geography

Geographical Location

Old book lies in the Bavarian Lower Main region in the Spessart.

Community structure

The municipality Old book has two officially named districts:

• Old Book
• Sylvan

Neighboring communities

Name

Etymology

The name Old book consists of the Middle High German words old and buoch. You mean old beech forest. " Daz old buoch and daz newe buoch " were originally corridors in which originated the villages of Old and New book book.

Earlier spellings

Earlier spellings of the place from various historical maps and documents:

History

Oberaltenburg book (before the Charterhouse Grunau appropriate) was mediatised in 1806 in the Principality of Aschaffenburg. Under the Old Book ( belonging to the Bishopric of Mainz) was in Reichsdeputationshauptschluss to the Principality of Aschaffenburg the Prince Primate von Dalberg. Since the Treaty of Paris in 1814 include upper and lower Altenbuch to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the congregations have been established with the community of 1818 Upper and Lower Old Book. On April 1, 1938 Upper and Lower Old book were combined to form the political community Old Book.

Religion

Old book formerly belonged to the Catholic parish Dorfprozelten and was only around 1760 a separate parish. The Church of St. Wolfgang was built in 1770 in Baroque style and was repeatedly rebuilt and expanded.

Population Development

Policy

Mayor Louis Aulbach 's (CSU ). The municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted to the equivalent of 464,000 euros, which were converted 19,000 business tax receipts ( net).

Culture and sights

Monuments

→ List of monuments in old book

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

There were 1998 in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 22, 116 in manufacturing and in trade and transport 13 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 19 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 532 in the manufacturing sector ( mining and quarrying and earth ) and in construction there was ever an operation. In addition, in 1999, there were eleven farms with an agricultural area of ​​57 hectares. Of these, 3 of arable land and 49 permanent grassland.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 2009 ):

• 50 kindergarten places with 50 children

Curiosities

Deep in the Spessart, away from civilization, where poverty was greatest insulted you the residents as " Wildsäue " ( Ortsneckname ). They were among the young men but also strong " boar " who could defend themselves and so many neighbors sensitive wounds taught.