Mellrichstadt

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 2.2 Population development
  • 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
  • 5.2 traffic
  • 5.3 Formation
  • 6.1 monuments
  • 6.2 Natural Monuments
  • 6.3 Leisure Facilities
  • 7.1 Panorama
  • 8.1 freeman
  • 8.2 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Mellrichstadt lies in the region Main- Rhön at litter and at the foot of the Rhön.

Community structure

Mellrichstadt is divided into nine districts:

  • Bahra
  • Eußenhausen
  • Frickenhausen
  • Hainhof
  • Mellrichstadt
  • Mühlfeld
  • Reuthof
  • Roßrieth
  • Sondheim

History

The Carolingian royal court Madalrichestat was the center of the Frankish Westergaues. Already in the 13th century Mellrichstadt was owned by the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg and remained there - although repeatedly pledged and redeemed again - through the centuries. After the extinction of the count's castle line of the Counts of Henneberg to 1219, the Bishop of Wurzburg, to collect associated with the Burggrafenamt fief of the Bishopric tried. It came to a bitter confrontation, which ended with the surrender of the Count Poppo of Henneberg on Mellrichstadt and Meiningen.

1232/1233 was carried out the survey on the city that was home to an important Latin School in the Middle Ages. The former top Mellrichstadt of high Bishopric of Würzburg was ceded to the secularisation of 1803 in Bavaria's favor in 1805, Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg and fell with this 1814 final at Bayern. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

At least since the 19th century Jewish families in the city were established. During this time (1869 ) the Jewish cemetery in the village was created. Built on the main road 60 synagogue was severely damaged during the 1938 November pogrom of SA men and subsequently demolished. On the one constructed from the same place business house since 1988 reminds one with black lettering running on black background plaque that is attached to the main thoroughfare of the barely visible side of the building at this event.

Until June 30, 1972 Mellrichstadt was the county town of the district Mellrichstadt. Since then Mellrichstadt is to Bad Neustadt and Bad Königshofen the third largest city in the district of Rhön- grave field.

Until 30 September 2006, the Infantry Battalion 352 was stationed with about 1,000 soldiers in the now-closed Hainberg barracks.

Incorporations

On April 1, 1971, until then independent municipality Roßrieth was incorporated. On January 1, 1972, added Frickenhausen. Bahra followed on 1 April 1973. The series of incorporations was completed with the inclusion of Eußenhausen on 1 January 1978 and of Mühlfeld and Sondheim on 1 May 1978.

Population Development

Policy

Seit.1. September 2006, Eberhard armed mayors. Dispute was over an independent list, supported by outdoor and SPD voters, was elected mayor.

With the city council election 2008, FWG was 8, the CSU 5, the SPD and the civil list Eußenhausen 2 each and citizens lists Frickenhausen, Mühlfeld and Sondheim Roßrieth per 1 seat on the city council.

In recent years, several issues citizens have moved strongly:

  • In 2003, the citizens' decision to reject the construction project of a municipal relief road, called Südspange.
  • The (not was ) construction of a crematorium.
  • The strong trigger various institutions of the city (hospital, Forestry Department, Site Management, Federal Armed Forces).
  • The water supply to the northeastern parts of the city.

Agencies and public authorities

In Mellrichstadt was until 1 February 2013, a branch of the District Court of Bad Neustadt. Furthermore, one of the three DMV points of the district Rhön- grave field. Furthermore Mellrichstadt is a nation of six German locations Proof Houses.

Since September 30, 1954, the THW is represented by a local branch in Mellrichstadt.

Economy and infrastructure

A variety of manufacturing trades in industry give many city dwellers and citizens from the surrounding work. The convenient location to the new A71 reinforced this trend. Furthermore, offers among locals " Mellerscht " said town a wide range of owner- managed and small specialty shops for all areas of life. Large chains in the area of ​​grocery stores settled at the edge area of ​​the city.

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the field of Agriculture and Forestry 18, in the manufacturing industry in 2108, and in trade and transport 300 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 923 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 1975. In the manufacturing sector there were nine companies, six companies in the construction industry. In addition, in 1999, there were 134 farms with an agricultural area of 4166 hectares, of which 3715 hectares of arable land and 446 acres of meadowland.

Traffic

Infrastructural Mellrichstadt is close to the A71 and is easily reached via the junction Mellrichstadt three kilometers away. By Mellrichstadt the state road leads 2445 (formerly B19) ( Meiningen - Mellrichstadt -Bad Neustadt- Muennerstadt ). Furthermore Mellrichstadt is the starting point of the B 285, which leads from here on Ostheim Fladungen, Kaltennordheim and Dermbach to Bad Salzungen.

The city is connected with the station Mellrichstadt station to the rail network of the Deutsche Bahn. Trains run every hour 5:00 to 23:00 clock in Würzburg and Erfurt.

In addition to various regional bus lines of bus and coach transport francs ( OVF) ( DB Bahn Frankenbus ) is also offered to a city line on weekdays in 60/90-Minutentakt. It is operated under a cooperative line OVF ( DB Bahn Frankenbus ) / Omnibus Service Mellrichstadt.

Education

There are the following facilities:

  • 225 kindergarten places with 206 children
  • Middle school with over 40 teachers
  • Martin- Pollich High School, mathematics and natural sciences and of arts branch with 56 teachers and 777 students
  • A branch of the Jakob Preh school, public vocational school in Bad Neustadt an der Saale, with 1343 students
  • Ignaz- Reder - secondary school with 28 teachers and 504 students (as of 2009 )
  • Community College Rhön- grave field
  • Elementary school (GS) Mellrichstadt

Culture and sights

  • Heritage Museum Salt House
  • Border Museum and " Sculpture Park "
  • Castle Wolzogen - Mühlfeld
  • Water Castle Roßrieth
  • Parish Church of St. Kilian
  • Historic city wall ( Mellrichstadt )
  • Old mills (some still in operation )
  • Suhlesturm, Civic Tower, Boom Tower ( Mellrichstadt )
  • World Dia -Vision ( early November )
  • Experience Night ( end of October)
  • Hall Baden Eight ( early November )
  • Historical Christmas market ( on the weekend for the 3rd Advent )
  • City Festival (in summer)
  • Culture pulses ( AM and VHS)
  • Bike Weekend on April 1 weekend ( d start riding season )
  • Site Mellrichstadt (spread over the next two years (2010/ 2011) find celebrations held at the construction site so that everyone can experience the site first hand )

Monuments

Natural Monuments

  • Frickenhäuser See ( Frickenhausen )

Leisure Activities

Mellrichstadt and the surrounding Streutal offer a variety of hiking and biking trails, below that is the Main Werra Cycle Route. Near the town is the recreation facility cherry garden with wide lawns and a Kneipp pool. The urban indoor and outdoor wave pool is open all year, another possibility is bathing at the Frick houses lake. Other sport and leisure facilities are available. Mellrichstadt further provides clubs such as the TSV with about ten lines, a tennis club with four outdoor courts and two indoor courts, as well as table tennis, badminton, jujitsu, shooting club, fruit and horticulture club, fishing club, water rescue, etc.

Pictures

Panorama

Personalities

Freeman

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Martin Pollich (* 1452, † 1513 in Wittenberg), philosopher, physician and theologian, founding rector of the University of Wittenberg
  • Paul Melissus (* 1539, † February 3, 1602 in Heidelberg), Neo-Latin humanist writer and composer
  • Frances Streitel (* 1844, † 1911), the " Servant of God " from Franconia, founder of the Order of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother
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