Dorfprozelten

Dorfprozelten is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Miltenberg and one of the oldest settlements on the Lower Main.

• 2.1 Etymology
• 2.2 Earlier spellings

• 3.1 Population development

• 4.1 Education

• 5.1 monuments

• 6.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry

Geography

Geographical Location

Dorfprozelten lies in the Bavarian Lower Main region.

Community structure

The municipality has two Dorfprozelten officially named districts:

• Dorfprozelten
• Kollenberg

There is only the district Dorfprozelten.

Neighboring communities

Name

Etymology

The name comes from the Middle High German word brat, it means roast or meat and the Old High German Selde for house together. Bratselde therefore means about as much as place where travelers can dine; about a hostel. The addition of the village and at times used words elderly, sub- and low were added to distinguish between urban and Langenprozelten.

Earlier spellings

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

History

In a chronikalen recording from the 14th century it is mentioned that the Archbishop of Mainz Willigis performed the consecration of a temple in " Brotselden " in 1009.

The place in the Archbishopric of Mainz became part of the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg the Prince Primate von Dalberg, with which ( now a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt ) in 1814, it finally fell to Bavaria, according to Reich in 1803. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

The town was home to the 1970's a large sandstone industry. Dorfprozeltener Steinhauer were involved included the construction of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, the Mainz Cathedral, the Reichstag in Berlin and many other important buildings. The degradation of the sandstone also promoted the shipping, which made Dorfprozelten be for some time the largest inland waterway village in Germany. Today Dorfprozelten houses various branches of industry. Among other things, a large automotive supplier moved on. On the slopes of the Main River also an excellent Franconian wine is grown with the " Dorfprozeltener pulpit ".

Population Development

Policy

Mayor Dietmar Wolz (CDU ).

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 987,000 in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 123,000.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

• Kindergartens: 100 kindergarten places with 88 children
• Elementary schools: 1 with 8 teachers and 104 students

Culture and sights

Monuments

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in manufacturing and 192 in trade and transport, no social insurance contributions at work. In other areas, 54 people were employed social insurance at the workplace. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 717 in the manufacturing sector, there were nine, in the construction of two plants. In addition, in 1999, there were five farms with an agricultural area of ​​17 ha largest employer is the Magna group.

Curiosities

In Dorfprozelten there were many sailors ( boatmen ), it was the largest village on the Lower Main Schiffer; asked where the journey is going, replied, " ( home - home ) nothing like ham ham" a

Before the First World War a ship man named Charles, he had a speech impediment and was called by the locals only " Karl- Karl". One day he stood on the Miltenberger station, waiting for his train. A friend came by and asked him, "Well, Karl, where are you going? " He replied, stammering: " Prozzele, Prozzele, ham- ham".

Even today, if someone as " Prozzeler " imagines, he is greeted with the Ortsnecknamen "ham -ham ".

It is common practice in the community and the humorous phrase " I ham a Prozzela " ( We just snacks )