Gesees

Gesees is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth and a member of the administrative community Mistelbach. The earlier predominantly rural community has since developed into a popular residential community.

Geography

Geographical Location

Gesees is about five kilometers south of Bayreuth in scenic surroundings on the northern edge of the Franconian Switzerland at the foot of Mount Sophia ( 592 meters above sea level. NN ).

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are (from north clockwise beginning ): Bayreuth, Hague, Hummeltal and mistletoe Bach.

Districts

Gesees consists of 7 districts:

Oak Reuth
Forkendorf
Forstmühle
Gesees
High spruces
Spänfleck
Thalmühle

Light heather is not officially named the district.

History

The first mention was in 1321, but the true age is probably much higher, as evidenced by the number of tombs found there dating from around 800 AD. For renovation work on the church remains were found, which probably came from the first time in 1080 in a document mentioned Church of Gesees. The first detailed description of the place located in the book of 1398. Together with Mistelgau applies Gesees as the oldest settlement of the Hummelgaus. Since 1310 Gesees belonged to the rule of the Hohenzollern between Viscount of Nuremberg, later Margrave of Brandenburg- Bayreuth. As of 1500, the village also lay in the Frankish Empire circle. The Office of the Prussian Principality of Bayreuth since 1792 coincided with this in the Peace of Tilsit in 1807 to France and came to Bavaria in 1810. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

On January 1, 1970 Forkendorf was incorporated into Gesees.

Policy

The municipal council (2008-2014) consists of 12 members.

CDU 5 seats
CSU 4
SPD 3

Culture and sights

The village is dominated by its emblematic Gothic Church of Saint Mary the Gesees, which is called the crown of the Hummelgaues. The church was built in 1410 as a sanctuary in 1430 burnt down by the Hussites in 1441 and consecrated again. Only in 1583 the church was a tall pointed tower with four corner towers. At the renewal of the tower (1907-1909), the four corner towers were no longer appropriate for cost reasons.
The width oak, natural monument in the district Forkendorf.