Fuchsstadt

Fuchsstadt is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, and a member of the administrative community Elfershausen.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 monuments

• 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
• 5.2 traffic
• 5.3 Formation

Geography

Fuchs city lies in the valley of the Franconian Saale, which is surrounded by the foothills of the Bavarian Rhön. From Kohlberg chapel, near which rare silver thistles and Pasque grow, one has a view of the place, the Saale valley, castle Saaleck, mutton castle and its vineyards, the earth station of the company Intelsat and the Sodenberg the highest elevation. A forest trail leads through the fox urbanites ( in dialect: Fuschter ) forest and shows the variety of local flora and fauna. It is close to many attractions, such as the Trimburg, Saaleck Castle, ruins Botenlauben. Also the Kreuzberg in the Rhön and the famous cities of Würzburg, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen are not far away.

History

The former Office of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, which belonged to the Frankish Empire Circle, was ceded to the secularisation of 1803 in Bavaria's favor in 1805, Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg and fell with this 1814 final at Bayern. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

Religions

Fuchs is the seat of the Roman Catholic Parish of the Assumption.

Population Development

Policy

Parish council

After the last municipal election on March 2, 2008, the council has twelve members. The turnout was 75.2 %. The choice was as follows:

Another member and chairman of the municipal council is the mayor.

Mayor

Mayor Peter Hart ( CSU / Independent Wählergem. ). He was the successor of Joseph Hugo (CSU ) in 2002.

Coat of arms

Blazon: In red two silver bars, placed a gold and red alternately split fox.

Coat of Arms History: The fox in the crest is speaking for the community name. The two silver bars in Red are the arms of the Lords of extinct Fuchsstadt taken that were well off, at least since the mid-13th century in the municipality. This local noble family was invested with the fuldischen possessions in the municipality. The prince pin Fulda is in Fuchsstadt since 907. The coat of arms was granted by the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior on 13 August 1959.

Culture and sights

• Chapel near the state road St2293 direction Greßthal
• Chapel on the Kohlberg
• The company Intelsat earth station
• Dorfbrunnen

• Parish of the Assumption
• Village Museum

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Fuchsstadt

Economy and infrastructure

The most striking economic institution in Fuchsstadt is probably the earth station Fuchsstadt, which is now owned by the company Intelsat. Especially the two class A antennas with 32 meters in diameter are almost something like the symbol of Fuchsstadt.

Economy, agriculture and forestry

The municipal tax revenue in 1999 amounted to the equivalent of EUR 1,260,000, of which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted 611,000 euros. It was in 1998 according to official statistics in manufacturing and 238 in trade and transport, no social insurance contributions at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 80 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 603 in the manufacturing sector, there was one operation, in construction 2 companies. In addition, in 1999, there were 29 farms with an agricultural area of 272 hectares, of which 223 hectares of arable land and 44 acres of meadowland.

Traffic

• Fuchs city is easily accessible from the nearby motorway 7 on the national road 287.
• From the nearby mutton castle there is the possibility to use the Saale Valley Railway is a train.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 2005):

• Kindergartens: 75 kindergarten places with 50 children
• Catherine's School (Private Special Education )
• Saaletalschule ( school for individual language support )
• Primary school Fuchsstadt (John Petri elementary school )
• Parish library