Blankenbach

Blank is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Aschaffenburg and a member of the administrative community Schöllkrippen.

  • 3.1 Amalgamations
  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 Coat of Arms 4.2.1 Blazon
  • 4.2.2 Crest History
  • 6.1 monuments
  • 6.2 Specialty

Geography

Geographical Location

The municipality is situated approximately 17 km from Aschaffenburg and Alzenau. Together with the communities Kleinkahl, Krombach, Schöllkrippen, Sommerkahl, Western reason and meadows forms Blankenbach the administrative community Schöllkrippen in Kahlgrund. In Blankenbach Krombach and Blankenbach open into the Kahl.

Community structure

Blank stream is divided into three districts to two districts:

Neighboring communities

Name

The name Blank stream is derived from the same Blankenbach flowing to the Kahl in Small Blank Bach. In the vernacular of the place " Bloanggemich " is called.

History

Incorporations

On January 20, 1966, the municipalities large and small Blank Blank Bach Bach that the Kahl were right or left, and the village of Erlenbach merged to community Blank Bach. While large Blankenbach formerly belonged to Count Schönborn, was small Blankenbach part of the Electorate of Mainz.

Policy

Parish council

The local council of Blank Bach (without mayor) 12 members.

(As at municipal election on March 2, 2008)

Coat of arms

Blazon

" In red a silver wave bar, about a sechsspeichiges Silver Wheel, below doppelschwänziger, blue crowned golden lion striding over three lowered silver tips "

Coat of Arms history

The municipality Blank Bach was born in 1966 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities large and small Blank Blank Bach Bach falling to the right or left of the Kahl. The Kahl separates the two places, which is symbolized by the silver wave bar in the crest, the river formed into the 19th century the border of two empires, Great Blank Bach belonged to the rule of the Counts of Schönborn what the coat of arms by the lions from the family coat of arms is shown Schönborn. These managed the community for the Archdiocese of Würzburg, whereupon the three silver spikes from the Würzburg coat of arms ( the Franconian rake ) point. The six-spoked silver wheel ( the Wheel of Mainz ) points to the dominance of Kurmainz on Small Blank Bach. With the emblem of a relationship full municipal emblem was created.

The coat of arms has been operational since May 1967.

Sports clubs and sports facilities

The TV 1926 Blank Bach is the biggest club in the community Blank Bach. About 700 members are active in the sports of volleyball, soccer, gymnastics and adult fitness.

The tennis club Blank Bach has 3 tennis courts.

Culture and sights

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Blankenbach

Specialty

The Blank Bacher wineries and Blank Bacher cider are known far beyond the borders of Kahlgrund out and look back on a long tradition.

Economy and infrastructure

For the lime kiln that was built after 1900 on the railway line Kahlgrundbahn was fetched the material with the help of a cable car from the limestone quarries of Sommerkahl and Eichenberg.

Curiosities

A citizen of Small Blank Bach said to have come through a false oath in the possession of a woodlot. He could find no rest, and will now deal still there and the people with his "Huh, huh, hop " scare. In the neighboring villages called and called the Blank Bacher with nickname - Ortsnecknamen " Hämännchen "

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