Gerolzhofen

Gerolzhofen is a city in the Lower Franconian district of Schweinfurt and office of the Management Community Gerolzhofen. The former county town is designated as a regional center. It sits on a Latvian - Keuper threshold between Main and Steigerwald and consists of the two districts Gerolzhofen and Rügshofen.

  • 2.1 witch trials in Gerolzhofen
  • 2.2 Municipal reorganization
  • 3.1 City Council
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 3.4 Town twinning
  • 3.5 sponsorship
  • 4.1 Museums
  • 4.2 Structures 4.2.1 Church
  • 4.2.2 Other
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 Public bodies 5.2.1 Authorities and Offices
  • 5.2.2 Education facilities

Geography

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are (from north clockwise beginning ): Sulzheim, Dingolshausen, Oberschwarzach, Lülsfeld and Frankenwinheim.

Boroughs

Gerolzhofen divided into four districts:

  • Gerolzhofen
  • Klesenmühle
  • Lindelachshof
  • Rügshofen

History

The settlement was first called Gerolzhofen 750-779 in a later copy (12th century) a deed of gift of the monastery of Fulda. As namesake applies the Udalrichinger Gerold II becoming a city of the fortified place in the second half of the 13th century comes from a Ebracher document in which he was mentioned in 1296 as oppidum forth. 1345 Gerolzhofen was first mentioned in the laying of a wine market of Dingolshausen as a city. Between 1500 and 1806 the city was in the Frankish Empire circle.

Witch trials in Gerolzhofen

Under the reign of the Würzburg Prince-Bishop Philipp Adolf von Ehrenberg than 900 people who were accused of witchcraft died. In Wurzburg Gerolzhofen was a main dish course. From 1615 to 1619 261 people were executed for witchcraft. Many died before their condemnation from the effects of torture in the witch's tower and cents prison.

At the time of witch hunts pyres were built to burn the most of those convicted in Gerolzhofen. At times, so many people were victims of the witch trials, that the economy was seriously compromised.

Municipal reorganization

During the municipal reorganization in Bavaria, the county Gerolzhofen was disbanded on 1 July 1972 and the city lost the status of a district town. On 1 January 1978, the neighboring village Rügshofen was incorporated as part of local government reform in Bavaria.

Policy

City ​​council

After the local elections of March 2, 2008, the 20 seats of the City Council distributed as follows among the individual groups:

According to the preliminary results of the local elections of 16 March 2014, the 20 seats of the City Council distributed as follows among the individual groups:

Mayor

First Mayor since 1 February 2013 Thorsten Wozniak (CSU ), the October 7, 2012 in the runoff election with 60.3 percent against the incumbent Irmgard Krammer (CDU ) has prevailed.

Coat of arms

Blazon: In red three abridged silver tips.

Twinning

Gerolzhofen twinned to

  • Rodewisch ( Germany, Vogtland )

Furthermore, there are friendly relations with

  • Wielka Wies (Poland )

Sponsorship

Culture and sights

Museums

  • City Museum in the Old Town Hall with permanent exhibition From poor tailor for clothing factory - worldwide success sewing machine. Development of sewing associated with the local history Gerolzhofens. Other departments: Original furnished class rooms with exhibition of objects around the classroom. Collection of exhibits of popular piety, house and Hofgeräte as well as various tools from the city.
  • Locust Chapel Museum art and spirit of the Gothic (see cemetery chapel )

Structures

Church

Catholic parish church of Saint Mary of the Rosary and Holy Regiswindis, also called Steigerwalddom, built from 1436 to 1479 Interior Features:. Baroque Maria in the glory surrounded by double rosary, keep their crown two late gothic angel from the ( Riemenschneider school). High altar, about 1764 of the Würzburg court sculptor Johann Peter Wagner, altarpiece Coronation of the Virgin of the Würzburg court painter Christoph Fesel from Ochsenfurt. Side altars of the tower chapels also by Johann Peter Wagner. Octagonal pulpit ( 1705/ 06 ) with late Gothic wooden figures of the four evangelists and Christ the Saviour in the niches, and the Virgin and Child on the sounding board of the same period. In the south aisle glass paintings from the construction of the church as iconographic peculiarity: Madonna with Child and presentation of the church building with construction workers, market square and surrounding wall

More

  • Former two-storey cemetery chapel with Karner, built from 1497, now a museum Locust Chapel art and spirit of the Gothic with adjoining Baroque Mesnerhaus, furnished and designed by the Art Department of the Diocese of Würzburg under the auspices of the city Gerolzhofen with numerous works from the city and parish as well as the art collections of the Diocese inter alia sculptures by Tilman Riemenschneider and his workshop
  • Old Town Hall, built in 1475, a prominent three-storey structure with Gothic gables. Since 1984, the City Museum is housed in
  • Marketplace with modern Marktbrunnen
  • Fortification with double ring of walls, multiple turrets of the outer fortification, White Tower and Owl or witch tower of the interior ring.
  • Former Oberamt house, Renaissance building with Schneckenvolutengiebeln, built in 1580 by Prince Bishop Julius Real, today the seat of the administrative community
  • Donated Civic Hospital with hospital church of St. Vitus, 1402
  • Jewish Cemetery 1639

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Gerolzhofen

Recreational facilities

  • Leisure Geomaris with outdoor and indoor pools and dry sauna
  • Jogging path
  • Modellflugplatz
  • Kart track
  • Youth Centre

Regular events

  • Spring Festival (March)
  • Asparagus and Wine Market (April)
  • Vineyard walk and wine festival in the countryside at the Gertraudiskapelle (May 1)
  • Gerolzhöfer Culture Days (May)
  • Gerolzhöfer Health Days (June)
  • Marksmen (July)
  • Area Wine Festival Steigerwald on the marketplace ( Franconia 's largest wine cellar, July )
  • Geo Night Live, the Gerolzhöfer pub festival
  • Autumn Festival (October)
  • Christmas market

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Through the federal highway 286 Gerolzhofen is crossing-free access to the motorways A 3 and A 70.

Gerolzhofen is connected by several public transport buses with the region and about 20 km from the main center of Schweinfurt. From Schweinfurt is connected to the rail passenger transport.

The railway line Kitzingen -Schweinfurt, located on the Gerolzhofen is only used occasionally for nostalgia trips.

An over -marked local cycle network is widely available. In Gerolzhofen even ride a bike due to the relatively flat topography and low traffic volume is possible without problems. The compact settlement area Gerolzhofens and the associated short distances favor the use of the bicycle as an everyday means of transportation.

Public institutions

Authorities and Offices

After the 1972 local government reorganization Gerolzhofen kept initially on some local authorities, however, were gradually closed. As there are still only on local device, a police station and the branch office of the District Court of Schweinfurt.

Educational institutions

Although Gerolzhofen is classified according to the regional plan as preferable to developing agent center, lacking a fully equipped gymnasium and since the autumn of 2010, the third year of primary school.

The following educational institutions are available:

  • A Catholic kindergarten at two locations ( children's house for two- to five- year-old, pre- house )
  • A forest kindergarten
  • A primary school (two locations)
  • A middle school
  • The Ludwig Derleth -Realschule
  • The Branch of the Franken - Castle Landschulheim Gaibach ( School 5th - 10th grade)
  • A language - needs school
  • The folk high school
  • The music school, a branch of the School of Music Schweinfurt

Economy

Due to the proximity of the Steigerwald the woodworking industry still forms an economic focus. Among other things, there are two major companies in the production of windows.

Residents large companies and at the same time the largest local employers are:

  • Compagnie de Saint- Gobain ( abrasives)
  • Hiestand ( baked goods )

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Benzion Kellermann (1869-1923), philosopher
  • Ludwig Derleth (1870-1948), writer ( birthplace designated )
  • Christiana Heidemann ( born 1950 ), a freelance artist
  • Pia Beckmann ( * 1963 ), 1 May 2002 until April 30, 2008 Mayor of Würzburg
  • Johanna Schubert ( born 1963 ), actress
  • Steffen Schreyer ( born 1968 ), conductor and director of church music
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