Kitzingen (district)

The district of Kitzingen located in the southeast of the Bavarian administrative district of Lower Franconia, east of Würzburg. Neighboring districts are in the north of the district of Schweinfurt, east of Bamberg district, in the south east and south of the district of Neustadt an der Aisch -Bad Windsheim and to the west the district of Würzburg.

• 3.3.1 Blazon
• 3.3.2 Crest History

• 4.1 traffic 4.1.1 railways

Geography

Through the circle area of ​​the district Kitzingen flows from north to south of the Main, who has dug in several turns, such as the Main loop at Volkach, in a 100 to 200 m deep valley. On the slopes grows wine. In the southwest, just before leaving the circle area is the county town of Kitzingen. To the west and south of the Main river close to Frankish Gäulandschaften. In the west the district area extends as almost to the city of Würzburg. In the east, the county share of the Western Steigerwald.

History

The area of present-day district Kitzingen belonged predominantly to the Bishopric of Würzburg and Count Castell before 1800. Between 1804 and 1814, it became part of Bavaria. Already in 1804 the county courts Kitzingen, Dettelbach and Volkach were built. They belonged to the Lower Main Circle ( 1838 Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg, from 1945 only Lower Franconia ). 1853 arose from the previous rule court Marktbreit the same district court. 1862, the District Courts Kitzingen and market wide were pooled for Kitzingen district office and the district courts Dettelbach and Volkach to the district office Volkach. 1870 retired from the town of Kitzingen from the district office and was a circular immediate city. 1872, the district office Volkach was dissolved. The municipalities in the north to Volkach came to the district office Gerolzhofen and the communities in the south to Dettelbach to the district office Kitzingen. From the district office Kitzingen in 1939 the District Office and from the district of Kitzingen. 1940 Kitzingen was reintegrated into the district of Kitzingen, but this was reversed in 1948.

As part of local government reform in 1972, the present district of Kitzingen from the former district of Kitzingen (without the three municipalities ), the hitherto independent city Kitzingen, the southern part of the district Gerolzhofen and the western part of the district Scheinfeld was formed. The town of Kitzingen was awarded the status of a district town for the loss of freedom circle.

Policy

Council

The council consists of 60 members, spread with the following number on the parties and groups of voters ( County Council Election, 2008):

• CSU 21 seats
• FW 16 seats
• SPD 9 seats
• Free Civil Wählergemeinschaft (FBW ) 4 seats
• GREEN 3 seats
• Independent Social group of voters (USW ) 3 seats
• FDP / Free citizens 2 seats
• ODP 2 seats

The council fraction of the CSU includes several nationally known personalities:

• Nikolaus Knauf
• Otto Hünnerkopf
• Count Ferdinand von Castell
• Eva Barthelme, former Franconian wine queen

Coat of arms

Blazon

" In blue under golden Rebstück a silver stone bridge with two arches; under the front bow a red labels, in three silver spikes under the rear arch a geviertes of red and silver labels "

Coat of Arms history

The present district of Kitzingen consists of parts of the former district of Kitzingen in 1955 and the major district town of Kitzingen and from parts of the former counties Gerolzhofen, Scheinfeld, Uffenheim and Bamberg since 1972. The two small Wappenschildchen point to the main power holders in the district until 1803, when the old empire came to an end. The front labels shows the coat of arms of the Bishopric of Würzburg ( the Franconian rake ). He owned almost the whole district area. The rear labels with the crossing of red and silver is the coat of arms of the Counts of Castell, which are occupied in the district since the 11th century. Their main offices, Castell and Rüdenhausen Castle are in the district. The transept and the silver tips are the coat of arms of the old district Gerolzhofen removed. The tips were both in the coat of arms of the old district Gerolzhofen as included in that of the old district Scheinfeld. The bridge is the town of Kitzingen and Rebstück points to the importance of viticulture in the district. The coat of arms was granted on 23 October 1974.

Old county coat of arms

Blazon

Divided, split top, front quartered by silver and black, rear split six of silver and blue, below in red three silver tips

Coat of Arms history

The crossing sign in the upper part is the coat of arms of the Hohenzollern dynasty. A large part of the county territory was included the long time for the Hohenzollern dynasty in the possession of the Counts of Brandenburg -Ansbach. The rear quarter contains the coat of arms of the Counts of Seinsheim who had their castle and their territory in the district. In the lower part of the coat of arms ( the Franconian rake ) of the Bishopric of Würzburg is included, which had a large part of the county area. The coat of arms was granted on 25 February 1955.

• List of coats of arms in the district of Kitzingen

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Railway lines

The Bavarian State Railways opened here two outgoing of Würzburg main routes:

These three local railways came decades later of 36 miles:

After these branch lines had lost the movement of persons,

This was obtained only on the main paths ( 41 km).

However, driving on the Mainschleifenbahn of Blessed city to Astheim railbuses as a museum railway.

Transport

Main article: Public transport in the district of Kitzingen

After recording the station Iphofen in the regional transport system Nürnberg ( VGN ) in December 2006 was also included Kitzingen the station in December 2007.

By 31 January 2009 there was a county on transport association with the Kitzinger transport community. Since 1 February 2009, the county is part of the collective territory of the transport association Franconia.

Cities and Towns

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Cities

Markets

Communities

No community -free zones

Management Communities

Geotopes

The district is 17 (as of September 2013) are the Bavarian State Office for Environmental designated geological sites. See the list of geological sites in the district of Kitzingen