Burgebrach

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Burgebrach [ bʊrke brax ː ] is a market town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and the seat of the administrative community Burgebrach.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 2.2 Population development
  • 2.3 Jewish population in Burgebrach
  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 Market council
  • 3.3 community partnership
  • 4.1 Attractions
  • 4.2 Regular events
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 breweries
  • 6.1 volunteer fire
  • 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical Location

Burgebrach considered as the eastern gate of the Steigerwald at the confluence of the Middle Ebrach in the Rauhenebrach. It is located on the highway 22 halfway between Bamberg and Ebrach.

Neighboring communities

Burgebrach borders ( from the north clockwise beginning ) to Lisberg, Walsdorf, Stegaurach Frensdorf, Pommersfelden, Mühlhausen ( district of Erlangen - Hochstadt ), key box, Burgwindheim and Schönbrunn im Steigerwald.

Market structure

Burgebrach divided into 27 districts (in brackets number of inhabitants from 31 December 2013):

  • Ampferbach (352)
  • Büchelberg (58 )
  • Burgebrach ( 3525 )
  • Dietendorf (201 )
  • Dippach (72 )
  • Dürrhof (76 )
  • Failshof (29)
  • Försdorf (11)
  • Grasmannsdorf (256 )
  • Hartwell (132 )
  • Klemmenhof (31)
  • Krumbach ( 35)
  • Küstersgreuth (31)
  • Magdalene Kappel (6 )
  • Claus Village (23 )
  • Mönchherrnsdorf (200)
  • Monk Ambach (96 )
  • Oberharnsbach (296)
  • Oberköst (220)
  • Schatznhof (11 )
  • Stapp Bach ( 365 )
  • Tempelsgreuth (92)
  • Staircase village (160 )
  • Unterharnsbach (122)
  • Unterneuses (227 )
  • Vollmann village (54 )
  • Wolf creek (100 )

History

The first name of the town in 1023 was Urbs Ebraha. Emperor Henry II gave him the bishopric of Würzburg, this Burgebrach 1377 sold to the diocese of Bamberg. Burgebrach was mother parish for more than 40 places in the area. The market rights it received on August 21, 1472 by the bishop of Bamberg George of Schaumburg.

1499 had to be built at the request of the bishop three defensive towers, but he issued to the city taxes. Walls were not needed because the marshy meadows and the two arms Ebrach long time prevented enemy attacks. So Burgebrach remained in the Hussite spared and the Peasants' War. Only in 1550 it was hit by the infamous Margrave Albert Alcibiades and on February 16, 1632 Thirty Years' War by the Swedes with looting and arson. In 1706, the French had to extensive monetary and in kind donations are made ​​.

With the Imperial Diet of 1803 the place came from the Bishopric of Bamberg, which was in the Frankish Empire Circle from 1500 to Bavaria.

Incorporations

Before 1972 was only the small village Försdorf to Burgebrach. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria were on 1 January 1972 the municipalities Grasmannsdorf, monk Ambach ( with Dippach and Wolfbach ) Oberköst ( with Hartwell, Küstersgreuth and Tempelsgreuth ), Stapp Bach, staircase village, Unterneuses ( with Failshof ) and Vollmann village ( with Dürrhof, Klemmenhof, Krumbach, Claus Village and Schatznhof ) incorporated. On 1 January 1976, the municipality Mönchherrnsdorf ( with Büchelberg and Magdalene Kappel ) followed on 1 January 1978 the municipality Oberharnsbach ( with Unterharnsbach ) and on 1 May 1978, the municipality Ampferbach ( with Dietendorf ).

The municipality was renamed Herrnsdorf on December 25, 1868 in Mönchherrnsdorf.

Population Development

Jewish Population in Burgebrach

Was first mentioned in 1451, heard the Jewish community Burgebrach 1926 to exist.

Policy

Mayor

Mayor since 1990, Georg Bogensperger (CSU ), with 62.18 % of the vote against Andreas Alt (SPD ) prevailed in 2008. In 2002, he had won with 92.89 % of votes to candidates.

Market council

The market council consists of 20 members and the mayor. The distribution of seats in the election period 2008/2014 is as follows ( compared to the election period of 2002 /2008):

  • CSU 6 (-1)
  • Nonpartisan voter Christian Community 3 (-1)
  • Wählergemeinschaft Upper basic 3 (± 0)
  • WG Oberköst - Hirschbrunn staircase Village 2 (± 0)
  • Ampferbach - Dietendorfer list 2 ( 1)
  • SPD 1 ( 1)
  • Christian voters Community Stapp Bach 1 (± 0)
  • Wählergemeinschaft Unterneuses 1 (± 0)
  • Wählergemeinschaft Grasmannsdorf 1 (± 0)

Community partnership

With the community Kapsweyer in Rhineland -Palatinate is a partnership.

Culture and sights

Attractions

  • The parish church of St. Vitus was first mentioned in 1154 and started the construction of the tower in the 13th century. In it combine Gothic and Baroque elements. A cultivation dates back to 1923. Söllner Abbot William of the zisterze Ebrach commissioned in 1730 Balthasar Neumann to design a new building for the conservation of the tower and choir. The design of the abbot refused, however, as too expensive. In the choir room are on the right side of the founding figures of the diocese of Bamberg, Emperor Henry and Empress Cunegonde from the school of Veit Stoss.
  • In the churchyard a Mount of Olives is in a hexagonal sandstone housing
  • The rectory was once a prince bishop's hunting lodge in 1909 and remodeled in the neo-Renaissance style
  • Transition from three gates Baderstor, Veltertor, Upper Gate only the latter is obtained with the gatehouse in 1720; it is used with the attached administrative building as city hall
  • From the ruins Windeck in the forest near Ampferbach only the former moat can be seen. The point is marked with a memorial stone.
  • Former County Court and later the district hospital, now Mansion
  • Many small monuments, such as wayside chapels, tortures and shrines

→ Main article: hall monuments in Burgebrach → Main article: List of monuments in Burgebrach

Regular events

  • The fair ( parish fair ) is held annually on the Sunday after Michaelmas (29 September ), so on the last of September or first weekend of October instead.
  • In each quarter ( on the second Sunday in March, June, September and December) are held markets in Burgebrach.

Economy and infrastructure

Burgebrach is under center and has its own hospital, the Steigerwald clinic Burgebrach. In addition, a lot of retail is established. The company IDEAL Automotive and Thomann with worldwide online shipping cost on the economy in addition.

Traffic

By Burgebrach the state road St 2262 and the federal highway 22 runs, the Federal Highway 3 can be reached via the connection point key field or Pommersfelden.

Breweries

In the field of Burgebrach there are four breweries that produce their beer itself: the Swan Brewery in Burgebrach, Herrmann brewery in Ampferbach, the brewery Kaiser in Grasmannsdorf and Zehendner brewery in Ambach monk. Two other breweries can produce their beer in another brewery: the Werner brewery in Ampferbach and Dressel brewery in Stapp Bach (1976 decommissioned). By 1998, the brewery was brewing to the post office in Unterneuses and until 1981 the Fischerbräu, also in Unterneuses.

Clubs

Volunteer fire

There are volunteer fire In Burgebrach, Ampferbach / Dietendorf, Grasmannsdorf, Hirschbrunn / Tempelsgreuth / Küstersgreuth, Mönchherrnsdorf, monk Ambach / Dippach / Wolf creek, Ober-/Unterharnsbach, Oberköst, Stapp Bach, staircase village, Unterneuses and Vollmann village.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Franz Anton Bender ( born November 27, 1833 in Burgebrach, † April 23, 1907 in Genderkingen ), parish priest and composer, mainly of ecclesiastical works
  • Günther Denzler (* 1948), district administrator of the district of Bamberg and Tags President of Upper Franconia
  • Hedwig Röckelein ( b. 1956 ), professor and historian
  • Schmauser Thomas ( born November 30, 1972), film and theater actor
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