Muhr am See
Muhr am See ( officially Muhr a.See ) is a municipality in the district of White Castle -Gunzenhausen, Middle Franconia and is located about 50 km southwest of Nuremberg on Altmuehlsee. An important economic base of the town is today - due to the lake and vast forests in the area - tourism.
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Geography
It is situated in the Franconian Lake District, about five kilometers north of Gunzenhausen. South flows between the village and just 400 meters away Altmuehlsee the Altmühltherme through.
Community structure
The municipality Muhr am See has three officially named districts:
- Forest House
- Muhr am See
- Wehlenberg
The main town Muhr am See is composed of the former municipality of parts Altenmuhr, Neuenmuhr and barns, which are structurally related.
History
The first reference to the Lords of Muhr dates from the year 888 893 For the place name vicus mura is called. The castle was built in the early 12th century Altenmuhr that - not received - Neuenmuhrer Castle about a century later. 1525 was enforced by Veit Lentersheim of the Reformation. 1632 almost Neuenmuhr was burnt down during the Thirty Years' War, only castle and church remained. 1752 the gatehouse was built in Altenmuhr. 1799 Muhrer locks came - from Schiller 1781 immortalized in the robbers - in the possession of the Prussian Minister Karl August von Hardenberg. 1810 were elderly and Neuenmuhr Bavarian. The locks were in 1837 in the possession of Wilhelm von Le Suire on. In 1938 the Jewish community of Altenmuhr was violently broken up under the rule of the National Socialists.
Muhr am See has existed in its present form only since 1 January 1976. During the Bavarian municipal reform the two previous places Altenmuhr and Neuenmuhr were combined into a unified community. At this time it was already clear that near the place later ( 1986) the Altmuehlsee would occur as part of the Franconian Lake District, the new municipality was named " Muhr am See ".
2003, the completion of the bypass by the B was 13
Policy
Parish council
The local elections in 2008 and 2002 led to the following distributions seat in the municipal council:
Coat of arms
The coat of arms description reads: In red side by side two vertical silver crossbow columns.
Attractions
- Castle Altenmuhr
- Gatehouse
- Church of St. John ( Protestant)
- Church of St. James ( Protestant)
- Church of St. Walburga ( Catholic)
- Francis Chapel ( ecumenical )
- Widow's residence in July Mountain
- Bird Island
- Altmuehlsee Information Centre
List of monuments in Muhr am See
Events
The fact that the plot of the robbers of Friedrich Schiller was located in the original five Muhrer castles, is supported by the Summer Festival bill. The Altmühltherme Lake Festival will take place on the outdoor stage in Buergerhof.
Things to Do
In the nearby forest monk will find about 150 km of marked hiking trails on.
The nautical center Muhr am See offers catering, sanitary center and changing rooms for the swimming beach, boat and bicycle rentals and a boat dock. Furthermore, a sport boat facility with land and water berths and a campsite are available.
Transport links
In Muhr am See and hold the regional trains of the railway line Treuchtlingen -Würzburg; the station is located in the regional transport system Nürnberg ( VGN ). The national road 13 passes through parts of the town through.