Möhrendorf

Möhrendorf is a municipality in the Central Franconian district of Erlangen- Hochstadt. Carrots village is famous for its historic waterwheels.

  • 2.1 toponymy
  • 2.2 Amalgamations
  • 2.3 Attractions
  • 2.4 Development
  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical Location

The village is located about six kilometers north of Erlangen in the plane of Regnitztals, on the west bank of the river. The west of the Regnitz running Main -Danube Canal forms the border with the eingemeindeten district Kleinseebach. In Kleinseebach Seebach empties into the Main -Danube Canal.

Community structure

Möhrendorf divided into three districts:

  • Kleinseebach
  • Möhrendorf
  • Oberndorf

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are ( starting in the north clockwise): Baierdorf, Bubenreuth, Erlangen

History and Sights

First traces of settlement in the area of Kleinseebach come from the urnfield time. The first mention of Möhrendorf and Kleinseebach dated from the year 1007, still with the name Merdindorf and Seuuaha.

Toponymy

Merdindorf derives most probably from the medieval personal name Mardo. The occasionally given as the origin of the name Martin derivatives or of a possible medieval personal name Merdin deemed implausible. Although direct evidence for the name Mardo missing, whose existence can be reconstructed with great certainty from various place names. It probably goes back to a person, were attributed to the properties of the marten (eg bold, audacious, cunning, see Wolf). In 1062, the place appears as Merindorf and in 1421 as Merendorf. It evolved through the ages the name Möhrendorf.

The name Seuuaha (pronounced Seewaha, derived from the Old High German word aha ( river ), which later became the terms Ache and Bach created ) first developed to Sebach, then Seebach, later to Kleinseebach and refers to the south extending from the center of Kleinseebach river Seebach. That about nine kilometers west located at the Seebach Großenseebach was also referred to in his first mention in 1348 as Sebach.

The name Seuuaha suggests that the place Kleinseebach may have been founded in the 2nd century and was probably inhabited continuously since then. The name speaks for Merdindorf is a much later time of establishment of the place Möhrendorf around the 8th century.

Incorporations

The formerly independent municipality Kleinseebach was incorporated on 1 July 1971.

Attractions

The historic center of carrots village is dominated by the massive sandstone of the St. Martin's Church with the surrounding building ensemble that is partly used by the local government. The church building was rebuilt after destruction in the Thirty Years' War in 1672 in the present form. To the west of the village on the main road there is a shrine made ​​of sandstone dating from around 1500 with the relief of a crucifixion scene. The protected as a natural monument Schwedenföhren south of the town center were probably planted in the 17th century.

The remarkable center of Kleinseebach is typical for the region and well-preserved farming village with some of several hundred years old buildings, mostly in sandstone construction. In Kleinseebach there is a large oak tree and an ancient grove of trees, which are protected as natural monuments.

See also List of monuments in Möhrendorf

Development

Möhrendorf has evolved over the past decades from a predominantly agriculturally oriented community into a residential community. These should its good transport links contributed within the metropolitan region of Nuremberg with its own junction on the A73 as well have as its proximity to the recreation area Dechsendorfer pond as well as for holiday region Franconian Switzerland.

Waterwheels

A special feature in Möhrendorf are the ten waterwheels at the Regnitz, which are among the last of its kind in Central Europe. They draw the warmer and oxygen-rich upper water, thereby rendering the adjacent meadows particularly fruitful.

The carrots villages waterwheels are already in use for the beginning of the 15th century. In 1805 were at the Regnitz between Fürth and Forchheim over a length of approximately 25 kilometers of river for about 190 such water wheels in operation, as many as in any other river in Central Europe. According to the still valid today in parts Baiersdorfer water order from 1693 this may only be used May 1 to September 30. The massive wooden structures that are reminiscent of mill wheels are now set up by volunteers at the beginning of the summer season and dismantled at the end of the season and stored. ( See also Regnitz ).

A stylized Waterwheel is located in the coat of arms of Möhrendorf, as in the coat of arms of the district of Erlangen- Hochstadt.

Policy

Parish council

The local council of Möhrendorf consists of the Chairman first mayor (Konrad Rudert, CDU) and 16 elected members. The municipal council is elected for six years.

The composition of the council is based on the local elections of March 2, 2008.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: Across from Silver and Black geviertem Wellenschildfuß in red a silver sechsspeichiges Waterwheel with six golden buckets ( Kümpfen ).

Education

In Möhrendorf there are three kindergartens ( in by the Catholic or Protestant church and the Joint Welfare Association ) together with about 190 kindergartens and a primary school with about 200 students. A forest kindergarten in club ownership is in preparation and is expected to open in autumn 2013. There are also two nurseries with a total of 4 groups and 60 seats. In addition there are three further supported by associations Vorkindergärten. From autumn 2013, the first time two care groups are now available.

Churches

The Lutheran church holds its services for reasons of space no longer in the historic Church of St. Oswald and St. Martin, but in the newly built 1973 St. Lawrence Church at Kleinseebacher road. The highly visible freestanding tower of this church was completed only in the early 1990s. Its construction was made ​​possible by the donation of a large Erlanger petroleum entrepreneur and led to considerable resistance in parts of the carrots villages population. The disputes over the construction of the tower ensured nationwide headlines.

The Catholic church holds its services in the south-west of the town center of St. Elizabeth's Church, which was consecrated in 1969.

Other Facilities

Carrots village has a supermarket, post office, a pharmacy, three GPs, three dentists, two beverage markets as well as one savings bank and a Raiffeisen Bank branch, a shoe and key service, a fence dealers and various retailers, craft shops, butchers and bakeries. In addition, there are several guest houses, restaurants and beer gardens.

The largest employer is the software house imbus.

Möhrendorf and Kleinseebach each have their own volunteer fire department.

Culture

Built in 1839, located at the former mill Regnitz of Kleinseebach has been used since 1993 as a theater (Mill Theatre).

Traffic

Möhrendorf has a connection point on the other side of the Regnitz running in Regnitztal motorway A 73 county roads connect Möhrendorf with Baierdorf, Dechsendorf ( Erlangen ) and Bubenreuth. Since June 2006, an additional foot and bicycle to Bubenreuth available, the 73 crosses the A on a separate bridge.

The local access road to Erlangen is closed to car traffic and therefore very popular with cyclists and inline skaters.

About the VGN- bus 254 Kleinseebach and Möhrendorf are connected to the center and the train station of Erlangen (about 10 - 20 minutes). The VGN- bus 252 connects Kleinseebach and Möhrendorf with Bubenreuth and Baierdorf.

The passing through the municipality Main -Danube Canal is traversed average of about 20 cargo ships and isolated from cruise ships per day. The both sides of the channel running on the dikes way towards Fürth / Nürnberg or direction Baierdorf / Bamberg be used as a walking and biking trails.

The 2003 newly built bridge southern channel is sometimes called because of its color and its metal construction of locals based on the same historic bridge in Dresden as the Blue Wonder.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Wolfgang Heinrich Puchta (1769-1843), lawyer, civil servant
  • Paul Ritzer (1870-1951), co-founder of the German Metalworkers' Federation, the predecessor of IG Metall
  • Michael Ritzer (1904-1997), toolmaker, trade unionists, politicians, recipient of the Order of Merit
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