Gerolfingen

Gerolfingen is a municipality in the Middle Franconian district of Ansbach and a member of the administrative community Hesselnberg based in Ehingen.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 2.2 Population development
  • 2.3 religions
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Museums
  • 4.2 Structures
  • 4.3 monuments
  • 4.4 Sport
  • 4.5 Catering
  • 5.1 traffic

Geography

Geology

The majority of its territory is located in the Upper Keuper. The climb to Hesselnberg consists of all three layers of the Jurassic ( mainly Dogger ).

Neighboring communities

To the west lies the community Gerolfingens Wittelshofen, in the east Röckingen, in the north (north of Hessel mountain and not directly from Gerolfingen with the vehicle reached Ehingen, in the south and southwest Wassertruedingen Weiltingen.

Community structure

Gerolfingen consists of four districts:

  • Aufkirchen
  • Berghaus
  • Gerolfingen
  • Irsingen

Gerolfingen itself is the long-drawn- site in the lower part of the image. Beyond the Wörnitz located in Santa Maria closes and immediately thereafter to Irsingen.

History

The first mention Gerolfingens dated from 1228, which the district in Santa Maria from as early 1188th The local suffix -ingen tells you that there is a village from the Alemannic colonization phase. It is therefore possible that the place has been created shortly after the eruption of the Alemanni by the Limes in the year 259/260 AD. Archaeological and historical evidence does not exist, however. The Alemannic settlement area reached up before the battle of Zuelpich still far to the north, into the area of ​​origin of Fulda and Werra. Numerous originally Alemannic settlements can be found in the area: for example Röckingen, Hüssingen, Hechlingen, Polsingen, etc. All of these names are typically unfränkisch because Swabian- Alemannic up.

Incorporations

On 1 January 1972 in Santa Maria and Irsingen were incorporated.

Population Development

Community Gerolfingen with eingemeindeten districts:

Community Gerolfingen without inserting my finished districts:

Religions

The majority of the population is Protestant, as in most communities of Middle Franconia. The St. John's church in Santa Maria was in since the mission by Wunibald the mother church for the entire surrounding area. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Santa Maria church maintains a Montessori kindergarten. Since 2000, the parishes in Santa Maria and Gerolfingen are joined together in a parish, the parish seat is Gerolfingen.

Policy

Parish council

After the last municipal election on March 2, 2008, the council has twelve members. The turnout was 79.0 %. The choice was as follows:

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

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: Under a split of gold and red shield main split of silver and black with an eagle in confused colors, holding a leftward horizontal javelin in confused colors in the clutches.

Culture and sights

Museums

Römerpark Ruffenhofen

Structures

  • The district in Santa Maria is characterized by its emblematic St. John's church with a distinctive onion-shaped spire. Famous is its organ, which is considered one of the most valuable Middle Franconia, mainly because it has eight original registers and the prospectus from 1663.
  • In the center Gerolfingens the Schäferbrünnlein is under a powerful ancient lime tree, which serves as a meeting place for the village youth. Behind it, moved away from the street, the St. Erhard's Church, which celebrated its 140th anniversary some time before rising.

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Gerolfingen

Sports

  • Football: SCA ( Sport Club in Santa Maria ) Season 10/ 11 District League South Central Franconia
  • Shooters: SSV Gerolfingen Hessel Bergdistel
  • Equestrian: Horse Friends Gerolfingen - Hesselnberg

Gastronomy

The village has three inns where mainly the traditional Franconian cuisine ( Green Tree, Red Ox and Golden Lion ). In Green Tree was until the mid-1990s, the brewery Rötter -Bräu with one of the oldest bottling plants in Germany.

Economy and infrastructure

Gerolfingen is a member of Tourism Romantic Franconia, and in the " Touristikverband Hesselnberg eV ".

Traffic

The site is traversed longitudinally joined by the Dinkelsbühl and Wassertruedingen State Road St 2218, on which also a regular bus route. Along this route, the German Alps Holiday road - Baltic runs. The only ramp onto Hesselnberg branches within the village of this road.

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