Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia is a district and also an administrative district in Bavaria. It is in the northwest of the Free State and is bordered to the south and west by the states of Baden -Württemberg and Hesse, on the north by the Free State of Thuringia and on the east by the Bavarian administrative districts of Upper and Central Franconia.
The name refers Lower Franconia, similar to the case of Lower Bavaria and Upper Bavaria, on the relative position of the Main. Accordingly, Lower Franconia is located at the lower reaches, Upper Franconia between the upper reaches and Middle Franconia. This name dates back to the creation of the "main group" in the course of, written by Count Montgelas 1808 Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria. The division of the territory was adjusted to the French model and was based primarily on the extent river names. Since the Main Lower Franconia flows through the region particularly by locals as Franconia ( Franken because of viticulture and wine ) is called.
Administrative headquarters of the district and at the same time the seat of government of the district of Würzburg is.
- 4.1 Coat of Arms 4.1.1 Blazon
- 4.1.2 Crest History
- 4.3.1 composition
- 4.3.2 District President Tags
- 4.6.1 Cultural Work and home care
- 4.6.2 Fisheries expert advice
- 4.6.3 Specialist advice for enology and winemaking technology
- 4.6.4 Partnership Unit
- 5.1 Government President
Structure
The Lower Franconia comprises three county-level cities and nine counties:
Largest cities
Independent Cities
Counties
Notes:
Before the county reform
The following outline in county-level cities and counties was up to the district reform of June 30, 1972
Independent Cities
- Aschaffenburg
- Bad Kissingen
- Kitzingen
- Schweinfurt
- Würzburg
Counties
- County Alzenau
- District of Aschaffenburg
- County Brückenau
- Bad Kissingen district
- District of Bad Neustadt an der Saale
- County boars
- County Gemünden am Main
- County Gerolzhofen
- County Hammelburg
- County Haßfurt
- County Hofheim in Franconia
- County Charles City
- Kitzingen
- County Königshofen in the grave field
- County Lohr
- County Marktheidenfeld
- County Mellrichstadt
- Miltenberg district
- County Obernburg
- County Ochsenfurt
- District of Schweinfurt
- Würzburg district
Economy
The district Lower Franconia announced in February 2010, 5.1 percent unemployed in January, there were still 5.0 percent. Thus, Lower Franconia has to Upper Bavaria, the lowest unemployment rate of all Bavarian administrative districts.
The economic priorities of Lower Franconia lie in Aschaffenburg, Würzburg, Schweinfurt and in the larger centers along the Main Central (eg, Miltenberg, Lohr am Main).
According to the European Statistical Office of Lower Franconia reached a GDP per capita of 116 percent of the European average (2008).
History
With the transition Frankish, to a small extent also kurrheinischer and Upper Rhenish territories to the new Kingdom of Bavaria after the Congress of Vienna of the Main circuit with Würzburg emerged as the capital. Since January 1, 1838, the district was called " Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg " in reference to the Duchy of Franconia, in the former eastern part of it is (except Aschaffenburg and the surrounding area that are in the former West ).
Commission Regulation of 20 May 1938 ( GVBl. 1938, 199) the name of the district of the spatially identical NSDAP Gau Franconia was aligned and the previous designation " Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg " replaced. After the end of the Third Reich, the name on 15 July 1946, further amended and the Government District " Lower Franconia " ( without the " and Aschaffenburg " ) named.
After the Second World War, the Thuringian enclave Ostheim came before the Rhön Lower Franconia.
District
Coat of arms
Blazon
Under a red shield main, is three silver spikes split of blue and red; forward an obliquely set, quartered silver and red and twice notched standard of golden lance, behind a sechsspeichiges silver wheel
Coat of Arms history
The coat of arms is based on a design by Otto Hupp of 1906, but this was not used at that time. The district Lower Franconia was the coat of arms, which reflects the main power relations in this district, until 1961. Franconian rake The dates from the coat of arms of the cathedral chapter and the Bishopric of Würzburg and is now also a symbol for the whole of Franconia. The quartered silver and red standard represents the Duchy of East Francia. She is also included in the coat of arms of the city of Würzburg. The silver wheel ( Kilianrad ) stands for the Electorate and the Archbishopric of Mainz. Both had until 1803, when the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was dissolved in Lower Main area up to and including Aschaffenburg considerable influence. The Mainzer Rad is also included in the coat of arms of the districts of Aschaffenburg district, Miltenberg and Main-Spessart.
Flag
The flag of Lower Franconia represents a red and white flag with Franken arranged centrally District of Arms
County Council
Composition
¹ 1954 and 1958 GB / BHE
Tags District President
Tags District President since January 30, 2007 Erwin Dotzel (CSU ). He was successor to the late 2 December 2006 Albrecht Graf von Ingelheim (CSU ). Deputy District Tags President Eva -Maria Linsenbreder (SPD). Another representative of the District President Tags Armin Grein (CDU ).
Duties of the district of Lower Franconia
The district Lower Franconia is one of seven districts in Bavaria. In addition to the municipalities and counties or county boroughs the districts make up the third municipal level. The highest political body of the district is the county council. The Chairman of the County Council leads the county Tags president, who is elected for a period of five years from the center of the county tags. The district Lower Franconia carrying out tasks that go beyond the jurisdiction or the performance of the counties and independent cities. He maintains and supports public facilities that are necessary for the economic, social and cultural well-being of the people of Lower Franconia. As carriers of supra-local social assistance, it helps long-term care, disabled and mentally ill people. The district Lower Franconia is also a carrier of specialist clinics and several homes. Other main tasks of the district of Lower Franconia include the regional cultural activities, the partnership with the Department of Calvados, the IT consulting for cellaring and Enology and the expert advice for fishing.
Facilities of the district of Lower Franconia
The district Lower Franconia is a carrier of psychiatric hospitals and homes in Lohr am Main and Werneck, psychiatric clinics in Aschaffenburg and Schweinfurt, and the intensive care unit for child and adolescent psychiatry at the site of the University Hospital in Würzburg. In Würzburg, the district maintains the Jakob Riedinger House is a residential and residential care home for people with disabilities in Lohr, Römershag and Werneck nursing homes and in Muennerstadt a home for chronic alcoholics. In addition, the region of Lower Franconia support of two orthopedic clinics in Werneck and Würzburg, and a specialized clinic for thoracic surgery in Muennerstadt. With the Dr.- Karl- Kroiß School of Lower Franconia in Würzburg maintains a resource center with a program focusing on listening. In addition, investments in other entities, such as the Institution for the Blind Nürnberg eV
Specialist consultations
Cultural work and home care
Advises to fulfill the duties incumbent on the cultural field tasks and promotes the region of Lower Franconia in the areas of historic preservation, museums, theater, music, costume, cabaret and contemporary art. He arranges contacts with city and county home carers, historical societies and cultural providers. In Aschach Castle in Bad Kissingen the District maintains three museums.
Fisheries expert advice
The district Lower Franconia ensures the preservation, improvement and protection of livelihoods for fish and other aquatic animals. The consulting and expert services covers the priorities angler fishing, river fishing, fish protection and fish farming.
Consultancy for enology and winemaking technology
In the field of enology and winemaking technology of Lower Franconia Franconian winemakers advises in matters of vinification. With its consulting and training services is an important contribution to maintaining and increasing the quality of the Franconian wine is provided.
Partnership Unit
The district Lower Franconia supports and maintains numerous partnerships under Frankish communities with communities throughout France. Here are the benefit of the partner language and opportunities for young people main tasks dar. Since 1986, entertained the region of Lower Franconia and the Calvados an active partnership relationship.
Government District
Government President
- Maximilian Freiherr von Lerch field, 1814-1817
- Franz- Wilhelm Freiherr von Asbeck, 1817-1825
- Max Freiherr von Rhein to, 1826-1832
- Karl Freiherr von Stengel, 1832
- August Graf von Rechenberg and red lions, 1833-1837
- Ferdinand Freiherr von Andrian - Werburg, 1837
- Philipp Graf von Lerch field, 1838-1840
- Count Leopold Fugger von Glött, 1840-1849
- Friedrich Freiherr von Rhein to, 1849-1868
- Friedrich Graf von Luxburg, 1868-1901
- Ludwig von Hess Peter, 1901-1907
- Karl Ritter von Müller, 1907-1913
- Friedrich Ritter von Brettreich, 1913-1916
- Julius Knight of Henle, 1917-1929
- Bruno Günder, 1929-1933
- Otto Hellmuth (NSDAP ), 1933-1945
- Adam Stegerwaldstraße (CSU ) 1945
- Jean Stock, 1945-1946
- Adolf grains, 1946-1950
- Charles Kihn, 1950-1952
- Josef Hölzl, 1952-1960
- Heinz Günder, 1960-1968
- Robert Meixner, 1968-1974
- Philipp Meyer, 1975-1984
- Franz Vogt, 1984-2000
- Paul Beinhofer, since 2000