Marktschorgast
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Marktschorgast is a market in the district of Kulmbach ( government district of Upper Franconia ), situated on the Autobahn 9
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 Architectural History
- 2.3 Railway
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
Geography
Districts
Marktschorgast is divided into nine districts:
- Grundmühle
- Marktschorgast
- Mittelpöllitz
- Oberpöllitz
- Pulses
- Rohrersreuth
- Thalmühle
- Unterpöllitz
- Ziegenburg
Waters
The Schorgast is a tributary of the White River Main in Upper Franconia.
The still largely unspoiled Schorgast, even after the valley is named, lies in the eastern municipality of Marktschorgast in a source area near the railway Bamberg -Hof, which formerly served the drinking water supply of Marktschorgast part. On its 25 km long run it takes the Perlbach, the White Stream, the Koser and the Lower Steinach on.
From 63 sources, the water is ( 2.2 million cubic meters per year) collected in Perlbachtal, de-acidified in drinking water treatment Grundmühle and sterilized using an ultrafiltration. The treated water is used Marktschorgast and the city of Kulmbach as drinking water.
History
The going back to a Slavic settlement place score guest who already had a church and a market that was used in 1109 to equip the Bamberger Collegiate Abbey of St. Jacob. During the Meranischen succession dispute was suitable Heinrich Vogt of Weida the advocacy of Marktschorgast to, an arbitration award is king Adolf spoke the Bailiwick of Bishop Arnold of Bamberg. Therefore Marktschorgast belonged since 1293 to direct imperial diocese of Bamberg. 1323 occupied the place as a fortified episcopal market ( oppidum ). From 1337 the episcopal neck Court is occupied. In addition to the Bishop also had several noble families owned the place.
Marktschorgast belonged to the secularisation of 1803 for by then direct imperial Bishopric of Bamberg, which was in the Frankish Empire Circle from 1500. In 1802 occupied Bavaria in anticipation of the secularization among other ecclesiastical possessions the Bishopric of Bamberg. In the Prussian- Bavarian comparison were formerly Bamberger areas (and thus also Marktschorgast ) short-term ( 1807-1810 ) to the Prussian principality of Bayreuth until this after the disastrous defeat of Prussia in the Fourth Coalition War initially occupied by Napoleon and then in the wake of the Peace of Tilsit was sold for 15 million francs to Napoleon 's ally, Bavaria. Bavaria, which with Napoleon Bonaparte's aid had risen from the electorate to the Kingdom in 1806, was able to retain the knowledge obtained by support Napoleon Frankish territories even after the Congress of Vienna, as it had in 1813 switched sides just before the Battle of Leipzig and from that point on to Napoleon fought. A prerequisite for this page change was that Bavaria was allowed to keep the annexed territories. Since that time Marktschorgast belongs to Bavaria.
Incorporations
On April 1, 1971, until then independent municipality Ziegenburg was incorporated.
Architectural History
Because of the fires in 1824, 1838 and 1840 has been preserved by historical buildings little. The uniform townscape has spätbiedermeierliche by rebuilding forms. Only in the Catholic parish church of St. James the core wall of the choir is still Romanesque choir and nave around 1500 were built, the choir still rebuilt several times. Two trains wall and a round tower are the remains of the late medieval church weir. The parsonage was built around 1750 to a design by Johann Michael Küchels. The Kreuzberg chapel was built around 1700 to the late Gothic foundations.
The station ensemble consists of the station building, a goods shed and a water house. The station building was probably built in the years 1853/54 to plans by Friedrich Bürklein. It is a three-storey building of sandstone blocks with one-story wings and a hip roof. The goods shed is also built of sandstone and has a gabled roof. It was built around 1850; as the two-storey house water. The latter was temporarily used as a residence and is now empty. The ensemble from the early days of the Ludwig South - North Railway is a listed building. After the demolition of the house water in Kulmbach 1990, the market choir Gaster water house is probably the last such building from the early days of the operation on the track.
Railway
Marktschorgast lies on the railway line Bamberg -Hof ( the route is part of the Ludwig South - North Railway from Lindau to Hof ) at kilometer 82.0. The station is located on the mountain side (upper) end of the inclined plane, which begins directly behind the south exit of the station and ends at their side of the valley at the New Market Wirsberg station in New Market.
The station building is a small information center for the inclined plane. At the former goods shed east of the station building begins with an information panel on the teaching trail along the inclined plane after New Market. On the street side of the station building, a summary table is attached to the hiking path.
In the summer months on weekends often special trips on the inclined plane with steam locomotive hauled trains or historic railway vehicles instead, organized by the German Steam Locomotive Museum in New Market and other clubs. End, many of these special trips or begin in Marktschorgast, whereby it is possible to witness the reaction of a steam locomotive close up.
Policy
Parish council
The municipal council ( election period in 2008 /14) has 13 members, including the mayor.
- CSU: 5 seats
- SPD: 3 seats
- CDU: 5 seats
Mayor
- Mayor: Hans Höfer table (CDU )
- Deputy Mayor: Nicholas Ott ( SPD)
Freeman
→ List of honorary citizens of Marktschorgast
Monuments
→ List of monuments in Marktschorgast
Sports
- Natural swimming pool Goldbergsee
- Shooting range of the SG Marktschorgast in the clubhouse
- ASV turf sports facilities and gym in the clubhouse
- Flight Model Sports