Heilsbronn

Heilsbronn ( colloquially: Glostə or Glestrə ) is a town with 9089 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Central Franconian district of Ansbach. The city is located between Nuremberg and Ansbach in the geographical center of Middle Franconia in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region.

• 3.1 City Council
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Museums
• 4.2 Structures

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Established businesses
• 5.3 Media
• 5.4 Public bodies
• 5.5 Education

Boroughs

Heilsbronn consists of 19 districts:

• Betzdorf
• Betzmann village
• Bölling village
• Bonnhof
• Bürglein
• Butzenhof
• Göddeldorf

• Gottsmannsdorf
• Heilsbronn
• Höfstetten
• Ketteldorf
• Market Triebendorf
• Münch Erlbach

• Neuhöflein
• Side village
• Trachenhöfstatt
• Triebendorf
• Weißenbronn
• Next village

Heilsbronn is located in a wooded valley of Rangau. In neighboring forest Ketteldorfer the Schwabach springs. Neighboring municipalities are ( starting in the north clockwise): Großhabersdorf, Rosstal, pipe, wind Bach, Neuendettelsau, Petersaurach and Dietenhofen.

History

In the 8th century, probably founded the Frankish lord Hahold the place Haholdesbrunn. According to legend, he had suffered a hunting accident and wandered injured through the forest until he found at the site of the subsequently founded by him place a source thereof drank, and recovered. Later, the Count of Abenberg and Knights of Heideck built a chapel. 1132 founded Rapoto of Abenberg the Cistercian monastery Heilsbronn. During this period also the colloquial name of locality of Haholdesbrunn to neck Brunn and times of the existing Cistercian monastery changed to 1578 in the Latin fons salutis ( fountain of salvation ). The cathedral of the monastery was 1297-1625 the grave lay the Franconian Hohenzollern. First, the Franconian Hohenzollern and Margrave of Ansbach took over the protectorate, from 1791 belonged Heilsbronn the Kingdom of Prussia and had many a time the German Emperor to guest who in gratitude areas such as vineyards in the Main Spessart presented the monastery Heilsbronn. Since 1806, the city belongs to Bavaria.

Significant levels of development were 1875 newly opened railway line Nuremberg - Heilsbronn - Ansbach, and the city survey to 800 - year celebration in 1932 and the incorporation of 16 surrounding villages within the municipality 1972 local government reorganization / 1978.

On June 23, 2006, there was a devastating fire in the meat and sausage factory copper, the total destroyed the factory. There was property damage in the millions, 360 of 650 employees had to be laid off as a result. 2007 facilities and buildings were built in the shortest time and to the highest standards again.

Incorporations

Policy

City ​​council

The city council has 20 members. The CSU, the FDP has 8 seats, the SPD 4 seats, the Greens 2 seats, 1 seat, choosing alternative Heilsbronn 1 seat and the Free Voters have held four seats. This corresponds to the state of the local elections on March 2, 2008.

Mayor

Former Mayor (since the city survey 1932):

• Johann Jakob Meyer
• George Hofmeister
• Johann Güllich
• Friedrich Hummel
• Copper John (1946-1948)
• Georg Döllgast (1948-1958)
• Karl Waßner (1958-1972)
• Alfred Knoll (1972-1984)
• Walter carrier (1984-2008)

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: Split of gold and red; forward a geschachter in two rows of red and silver inclined beams, behind a golden three shell fountain; on the split line down a golden heart.

Culture and sights

Museums

In the city there are Heimatstuben and a musical instrument museum in St. Catherine's tower. The city's history museum " From the monastery to the city" is located in the convent house.

Structures

Striking feature of Heilsbronn is the massive tower Catherine. Worth seeing is the cathedral, the church of the former monastery Heilsbronn. The Cistercian monastery was founded in 1132 by the Counts of Abenberg and was from 1297 to 1625 grave laying of Hohenzollern. Inside the tomb, 41 members of the House are buried. Steps lead down to a spring rising in the midst of the Church. In the Middle Ages, the monastery had rich possessions throughout francs to Regensburg distributed, and even lands in the Württemberg belonged to the monastery.

Economy and infrastructure

Heilsbronn is a member of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region and Romantic Tourism in Swiss francs.

Traffic

Approx. 3 km from Heilsbronn is a connection point to the A 6 / E 50 The B 14 ( leg of the castle road) is performed as a bypass around the city. The Heilsbronn station is located in the north of the main town on the railway line Nuremberg - Crailsheim and is served by the S -Bahn line S4 in the regional transport system Nuremberg. Start at the train station and end some bus routes to neighboring communities. The Hohenzollernweg, a 30- km cycle path leads from Heilsbronn after Cadolzburg.

Established businesses

• Acad group, prototyping acad GmbH (development and production of small and start-up series as well as plastic injection molding)
• FEGA & Schmitt Elektrogroßhandel GmbH (electrical wholesaler, part of the Würth Group )
• Fleischmann GmbH & Co. KG ( Model Railway )
• Hans Kupfer & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG (meat and sausages )
• Mechanical Heilsbronn GmbH
• NBHX Trim GmbH, formerly IPG industry Plast GmbH ( automotive supplier )
• Ortlieb Sport Article GmbH ( waterproof outdoor equipment )
• Polyden film GmbH ( film production )
• Rudolf Eger (car recycling, motor-vehicle parts )
• ZZ Kunststoff GmbH ( plastic parts and Zeppelin models)

Media

Only appears in the Town of Heilsbronn regional daily newspaper is the Franconian country newspaper (publishing office: Ansbach ).

The monthly magazine and the monthly appearing Did Wind News - Our Franconian home and the weekly advertising publications in the week view ( WiB ) and weekly (WZ ) are distributed free to every household.

Public institutions

• Religious Education Center ( RPN) of the Lutheran. Lutheran Church in Bavaria (formerly the Institute for Teacher Education and Catechetical Office)
• Office of Agriculture and Forestry - Department Heilsbronn (for the forest area)
• Polizeiinspektion Heilsbronn, a department of the police headquarters Middle Franconia the Bavarian police in Nuremberg
• Youth center Heilsbronn, public institution that serves to maintain contacts for young people. This means, among other performances by young music groups take place.

Education

• Primary school Bürglein (part of Heilsbronn )
• Primary school Heilsbronn
• Margrave Georg Friedrich -Realschule Heilsbronn

The main school building was taken over by the secondary school, the nearest secondary school is located in Petersaurach.

Gallery

Church of Our Lady

Margrave Georg Friedrich -Realschule

War memorial at the city cemetery

Climate

Precipitation chart for Heilsbronn (blue curve) from the mean values ​​( quantiles ) for Germany (gray)

In Heilsbronn the average rainfall per year is 698 mm.

Statistics on Population Development

¹ census result (including turned my deterministic districts )

Twinning and sponsorships

There are partnerships with Germany Jößnitz in Plauen and France Objat in France. In 1968, the city Heilsbronn has taken over the sponsorship for displaced due to the Beneš decrees from the market town of Czech Republic Fleißen and the community worm refugees.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Johann III. of Eych (* 1404 in Eych at Heilsbronn ) was the 50th diocesan and Prince Bishop of Eichstätt
• Barbara Hedlerin, was accused at the time of the witch trials in 1592 in a witch trial
• Hans Schmidt (1902-1982), was a composer, music teacher and conductor

Personalities who have worked on site

• Caspar Othmayr, (1515-1553) was rector of the convent school
• Konrad Limmer, (1522-1592) was from 1578 abbot of a monastery Heilsbronn
• Friedrich Mergner, (1818-1891) was pastor from 1884 in Heilsbronn
• Basil of Ramdohr, (1757-1822) founded in 1816 the restoration of the convent house