Arnstein

Arnstein is a town in the Lower Franconian district of Main -Spessart.

  • 2.1 History of the Jews Arnstein
  • 2.2 History of Arnstein synagogue
  • 2.3 Amalgamations
  • 2.4 Population development
  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 City Council
  • 3.3 Town twinning
  • 4.1 monuments
  • 5.1 Education

Geography

Geographical Location

The city lies on the River Wern and is about 20 km from Schweinfurt and 25 km from Würzburg.

Boroughs

At Arnstein include 12 Districts:

  • Altbessingen
  • Arnstein
  • Binsbach
  • Binsfeld
  • Büchold
  • Gänheim
  • Neck Home
  • Heugrumbach
  • Müdesheim
  • Neubessingen
  • Reuchelheim
  • Schwebenried

History

The conferment of city status was made in 1333 by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian.

The former top official of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, which belonged to the Frankish Empire Circle, was secularized in 1803 in favor of Bavaria, in 1805 came to Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, with which it finally fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1814. see also Castle Büchold

History of the Jews in Arnstein

In Arnstein Jews already lived in earlier times. The city is the scene of a 1298 Rintfleisch pogrom. It was not until the mid 14th century there then again Jews in the city.

The modern municipality dates back to an original settlement dating back to the 16th century. During the Thirty Years' War, Jews were apparently re- settle. Maybe they fled from rural communities in the city (about 1633/34 ). 1675 counts to four Jewish families in Arnstein. 1699 was the congregation of 35 people. By 1740, there were seven Jewish households. In 1800 there were in the former office of Arnstein only in Arnstein even Jewish inhabitants. The first Jewish families all lived in the area of the former " Jewish street " (now Gold Street), which runs along the city wall from the bed villages winner villages goal.

The Jewish families lived until the early 19th century almost exclusively from trade. From the mid 19th century opened some of them commercial establishments in the city.

Community facilities were in the former " Jewish street " the synagogue, a Jewish school house with a religious school and a ritual bath. Deaths of the Jewish community were buried in Laudenbach, Euerbach and Swan box.

1924, there were 35 residents with Jewish belief in Arnstein. Religious instruction gave the then six school-age Jewish children Hermann Dutch. The church belonged to the Distriktsrabbinat Schweinfurt. Chairman of the representative office was Salomon Bauer. At Jewish associations existed: the Chevra Kadisha ( Burial and charity, among other things, to support older by traveling people, in 1932 eight members, chaired by Salomon Bauer) and the charity Chewroth ( also under the direction of Salomon Bauer; purpose of the association: support, teaching lectures ).

In 1932 there were only three school-age Jewish children.

In 1933 there were still 29 Jewish inhabitants, in 1935 warped by influx 32 Due to the increasing repression by the end of July 1938 25 of the residents in other places or emigrated abroad. 1935 immigrated to Palestine 4 people and another 4 in the U.S.. 1937 Dr. L. Veilchenblau was arrested and sentenced in 1939 to prison. His trail is lost from that date. In early 1938, the church was declared dissolved. Immediately after the riots at the 1938 November pogrom warped the last two Jewish inhabitants, so that lived from November 1938 no Jewish person more in Arnstein.

During the Nazi period following Jewish, living in Arnstein, people died:

Berta Aron Freudenberger (* 1880), Paula Berman (* 1890), Rosalie Dominski (* 1886), Julius Freudenberger (* 1885), Karolina Heymann (* 1875), Rita Dutchman (* 1913), Rosa Holländer ( b. 1878 ) Selma Hutzler (* 1886), Erna Neuberger (* 1920), Isabella Regensteins (* 1881), Ida lock ( * 1913), Johanna Castle ( b. 1878 ), Martha Schulman (* 1893), Siegfried Siegel ( * 1883), Arthur Stein ( b.? ), Fanny stone (* 1876), Frieda Stein ( b.? ), Herbert S. stone ( b. 1935 ), Ruth stone ( born 1933), Simon stone (* 1872), Werner L. Stein ( * 1932), Toni ( Melanie ) Strauss ( * 1891), Ludwig Veilchenblau (* 1892).

History of Arnstein synagogue

The synagogue was built in 1800. It was renovated in 1870 and 1934. During the last renovation in 1934 was installed as a portal inscription Genesis 28:17 (presumably Hebrew for " This is none other than the house of God and this is the gate to heaven ").

After the last renovation (1934), services were held only for a short time. Was due to the rapidly declining number of members. In April 1938, the synagogue and the school house were sold.

After 1945 the building was privately owned and has been converted into a residential building. From 1978, the building was used as a warehouse. Despite the modifications, the walled but visible arched windows and the paintings remained (with country colors and coat of arms ) get on the ceiling.

The mid-1990s, the building was acquired by the city Arnstein. The aim was to repair the building. In 2005, the support group founded " Old Synagogue Arnstein eV ". This made ​​it his goal to restore the synagogue and transform it into a community center. The multi-year renovation work was completed in the summer of 2012 with an open day. The building is again open to the public.

( Address of the synagogue: Gold lane 28 )

Incorporations

On January 1, 1972, until then independent municipality Binsbach was incorporated. On 1 July 1972, added Büchold. Altbesingen, Bins field, throat Home, Heugrumbach, Müdesheim, Neubesingen and Reuchelheim followed on 1 July 1974. The series of incorporations was completed on 1 May 1978 with the inclusion of Gänheim and Schwebenried.

Population Development

Policy

Mayor

As of 01.05.2014 leads Anna Stolz ( SPD / FDP / Free Werntalliste / Green ) as the new mayor into office in Arnstein. She solved with 60.91 % of the vote from the previous incumbent Linda Babb Metz ( CSU), which reached 39.09 % of the vote.

City ​​council

The local elections of 2002 and 2008 led to the following distributions seat on the city council:

Twinning

Arnstein has partnerships with the French community Cancale in Brittany ( since 7 September 1988) and with the Polish community Łubniany in the Opole Voivodeship (since May 22, 1993 ).

Culture and sights

  • The late- Gothic parish and pilgrimage church Maria Sondheim stood as the Arnstein parish church since the age of the city's founding in Sondheim. During the pledge Arnstein to the Lords of Hutten, she served as the noble family grave lay.
  • The Town Hall was built around 1550 on the site of an older Gothic building and renewed in 1754. 1945 burned the town hall down to its foundations, but was rebuilt after the war in the old form.
  • The Pfründnerspital is a historic building that was built in 1555 at the behest of Moritz von Hutten.
  • The Balle house was built in 1725 by the cloth merchant Georg Roth and served more than two centuries as a residence. The city acquired it from the last owner, the ball family, and renovated it. Since then located in the building, the city library and the municipal archive.

Monuments

Economy and infrastructure

In May 2005, the world's largest solar park was opened near Arnstein ( Erlasee ). See solar field Erlasee

The largest employer in the area for over 80 years, the MIWE Michael Wenz GmbH. In Arnstein major work of MIWE today produce about 400 employees Industry ovens, ovens for bakery and branches bakery and refrigeration.

Education

In 2011, there Arnstein following educational institutions:

  • Primary school
  • Max - ball - secondary school
  • Michael Ignaz Schmidt -Realschule
  • Municipal Music School
  • Kindergartens

Find out more

Just outside Arnstein's located on the B26a towards Schwebenried the intersection monument. Is marked the intersection of the 50th degree of north latitude with the 10 eastern longitude.

In the new settlement area of ​​the town Arnstein has been around since the late 1990s, a row of terraced houses with 20 low-energy houses, the so-called Arnstein solar houses. Some of the energy is supplied by 210 m² of solar collectors are heated on the hot water and heating. Further up to 95 % of the space heating can be recovered via a controlled ventilation system. Through the use of rainwater for toilet flushing, the choice of ecological materials, the absence of a basement, a thorough insulation of houses and other measures more energy saving and environmental protection objectives could be realized. The sun houses were built jointly within the program of experimental housing of the 20 builders. This allowed the acquisition and planning costs are minimized.

Recreation

  • The natural lake Arnstein is located in the immediate vicinity of the place. The Arnstein lake was created in the wake of the Small State Garden Show (natural and urban ) in 1997. There are various lawns, a water raft, beach volleyball court and a kiosk with lakeside terrace. For children there is a playground with Weidensdorf and a natural playground.
  • The forest trail Arnstein is between Arnstein and Reuchelheim slightly above the valley and is about 2.5 km long.
  • The water trail Wern / Arnstein is about 1.0 km long.
  • The Wern bike path is a 78- km cycle path from the source of Wern on Arnstein to its confluence with the river Main at Gemünden - Wernfeld.

Personalities from the community Arnstein

  • Moritz von Hutten (1503-1552), Prince-Bishop
  • Isaac Arnstein (1682-1744), banker and court factor
  • Anton Philipp Schmidt (1734-1805) Jesuit, professor of theology and Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer; Brother of Michael Ignaz Schmidt
  • Michael Ignaz Schmidt (1736-1794), historian
  • Karl Franz ( gynecologist ) ( 1870-1926 )
  • Michael Siegel (1882-1983), lawyer
  • Hubert Korbacher (1892-1961), clockmaker and politician ( BVP )
  • Emil Greul (1895-1993), Admiral medical officer and chief medical last of the Navy
  • Fritz Burkhardt (1900-1983), painter and graphic artist
  • Rita Kuhn (1916-2011) painter
  • Manfred Beck- Arnstein ( born 1946 ), painter (since 1993 Honorary Citizen )
  • Christian Wück (born 1973 ), football player in the Bundesliga 1980-1987 DJK Gänheim youth
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