Berkach (Grabfeld)

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Location of Berkach in grave field (municipality )

Berkach is a village in the southern district Schmalkalden- Meiningen in Thuringia. Since 1 December 2007, the formerly politically autonomous village is a village in the municipality grave field.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 4.1 Historical Monuments

Geography

Geographical Location

Berkach is located in a high hollow at the border between Thuringia and Bavaria in the grave field.

History

For the first time the town was mentioned under the name Percuhis in the year 783. The place was a fief of the Bishopric of Würzburg and was under the jurisdiction of the center Mellrichstadt. The place belonged first to the hen Berg, later Saxon Office Maßfeld. In the resort had the Lords of Stone and von Bibra possessions.

Due to a Rezesses from 1670 the house of Saxony was in charge of the right of patronage and the spiritual jurisdiction, but the centering jurisdiction belonged to Wurzburg center Mellrichstadt. In consequence of the " Schalkauer exchange contract " from 1723 the place came from the Office Maßfeld in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen to the Office Behrungen the duchy of Saxe -Hildburghausen.

In 1808 the Duchy of Saxe -Hildburghausen and the Grand Duchy of Würzburg agreed to a transition of the Würzburg fief Berkach of Saxony -Hildburghausen. 1826 was the place with the Office Behrungen to the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen. He belonged to the district of Meiningen since 1868

Since 1920 Berkach is located in the Free State of Thuringia.

Policy

Parish council

The council was composed of Berkach to the incorporation of six council women and councilors.

  • BSG / SV 2 seats
  • BCC 2 seats
  • JG Berkach 1 seat
  • Senior 1 seat

(As at municipal election on June 27, 2004)

Mayor

Last honorary mayor prior to the incorporation was Winfried Ansorg. He was elected on 27 June 2004.

Culture and sights

Historical monuments

  • The synagogue at the Mühlfelder road was re-consecrated in 1991 as a place of encounter with Jewish history and culture. This includes a restored mikveh and Jewish cemetery above the Roth lawn with 145 grave stones. By repeated and continuous use by third parties, they also had the November pogrom of 1938 unscathed. In 1995, a plaque commemorating the 40 emigrated, deported and murdered Jewish citizens was placed inside.

Synagogue

Ways stone from 1912

Former border tower of the German - German border

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