Mistelgau

Mistelgau is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth ( the district of Upper Franconia) and office of the Management Community Mistelgau.

3.1 Amalgamations
3.2 Population development

5.1 Fossils pit Mistelgau

Geography

Geographical location

Mistelgau is located about 10 km west of Bayreuth on the northern edge of the Franconian Switzerland.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are (from north clockwise beginning ): Ecker Village, mistletoe Bach, Hummeltal, glassworks, Waischenfeld, plank rock, Hollfeld and Thurnau.

Community structure

The municipality is divided into 41 districts Mistelgau:

Outer moat
Außerleithen
Bärnreuth
Böhnershof
Brown mountain
Culm (upper)
Culm (lower )
Engelmeß
Ash mill
Franken Hague
Friedrichsruh

Geislareuth
Gollbach
Göritzen
Gries
Hardt
Harloth
Hundshof
Chamber
Blade mill
Kreckenmühle

Laimen
Spring
Menger village
Mistelgau
Moosing
Upper lake
Ochs wood
Full-time units Leithen
Plösen
Schnackenwöhr (zip code 95515 )

Schobert mountain
Schobert Reuth
Schöchleins
Page Bach
Sorg
Dispute
Striegelhof
Tennig
Truppach
Wohnsgehaig

There are the following districts: Franken Hague, Menger village, Mistelgau, Upper Lake, Plösen, side stream, Truppach, Wohnsgehaig, Creez.

History

The later Margrave of Brandenburg -Bayreuth since 1248 were territorial lords in the municipality. The first documentary mention of the place was in the year 1379th From 1500 Mistelgau was in the Frankish Empire circle. As part of the Prussian Principality of Bayreuth since 1792 Mistelgau fell in the Peace of Tilsit in 1807 to France and came to Bavaria in 1810. Through the town led by a local train to Bayreuth Hollfeld.

Incorporations

The incorporations found on 1 April 1971 ( part of a church ), on 1 January and 1 July 1972 ( together six municipalities ) and on 1 May 1978 ( a municipality ) instead. On September 1, 2010, a portion of the unincorporated area was incorporated Löhlitzer forest.

Population Development

Policy

Mayor Georg Birner ( Wählergemeinschaft Plösen - Gollbach ). He was the successor of Johann Feulner ( CSU / Nonpartisan Wählergr. ) In 2002.

The local elections of 2002 and 2008 led to the following distributions seat in the municipal council:

* 2002 started as community choice Plösen - Gollbach
2002 ** started as mistletoe Gauer Citizens Community

Culture and sights

The Truppach castle is a square building with two floors. At the corners protrude bay-like towers above the roof. Through various alterations, the castle lost its fortified medieval character. On the history of stately homes in Truppach see also Truppach ( nobility ).

See also: List of monuments in Mistelgau

Fossils pit Mistelgau

Geotopnummer: 94 ( Bayern)

Coordinates: N49 54,296 E11 27.968

By the year 2005, the clay pit Mistelgau served to reduce raw material for the production of bricks. Nationwide notoriety she gained because of its impressive fossils. By a " Belemnitenschlachtfeld " and the remains of dinosaurs, it is one of the most important fossil sites in Europe.

Leisure

In the district of Upper Lake Upper Lake the spa offers an extensive health and wellness program. Since 2007, a holiday village is planned in the vicinity of the spa, but due to financial problems of the Dutch investor Ed Bierman's a start of construction has not been done.

Sons and daughters of the town

Margot Drechsel ( also Drexler, Drechsler, born May 17, 1908 in Menger village, † June 1945 executed in Bautzen ), a guard in several concentration camps
Ulrich Leykam ( born September 12, 1948 in Truppach ), church musician

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