Nordhalben

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Nordhalben is a market in the district Kronach ( government district of Upper Franconia ).

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 Market council
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 monuments
  • 4.2 Sport
  • 4.3 Regular events
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 Public bodies
  • 5.3 Formation

Geography

Geographical Location

Nordhalben is located in the Franconian Forest nature park in the Upper Rodachtal and the Ködeltalsperre.

Community structure

  • Station
  • Buck Reuth
  • Reason
  • Heinersberg
  • Ködelberg
  • Krögelsmühle
  • Toll house
  • Neumühlestrasse
  • Nordhalben
  • Stengelshof
  • Stoffel mill
  • Thomasmühle
  • Wetthof

History

In 1154 Nordhalben was first mentioned as a castle in the north woods. 1518 were transferred Nordhalben seal and Markets Law.

Incorporations

On 1 May 1978, until then independent municipality Heinersberg was incorporated.

Policy

Market council

The market council of Nordhalben has 14 members, which coincides with a separately elected full-time mayor.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: Shared and split up; Up front in gold on the left inverted, Covered with a silver slant Links bar, red reinforced black lion; Rear hanging in the growing gold, black-clad body of a bearded man with a black stocking cap, headed by a sechsstrahliger red star; side by side down in silver on green ground four green deciduous trees.

Culture and sights

Nordhalben is nationally known for its tradition of lace of lace, which goes back to the founding of the only remaining municipal Lace School in Germany in 1903. The plateaus and floodplains of the Natural Park Franconian Forest to Nordhalben provide habitat for many protected animal and plant species. The scenic highlight is the Ködeltalsperre. Numerous well-marked routes and long-distance trails and the nearby Rennsteig offer hiking opportunities.

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Nordhalben

Sports

Regular events

In the northern forest hall (up to 2500 seats ) are regularly held entertainment and sporting events. Other event possibilities at the Visitors. St Nicholas Market is held every year on the second weekend of Advent in the North Forest Hall instead. Every two years (odd years) the lace school organizes the North Halbener clapper days with fair, exhibitions and lectures. On the Sunday after Michaelmas (29 September ) the fair of the Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew is celebrated. The Jubilate Protestant Church celebrates its church festival on the third Sunday after Easter.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Nordhalben was the end point of the now decommissioned Unterrodach Valley Railway. On the section between meadows and stone Nordhalben wrong since September 15, 2007, a heritage railway. The next stations are still actively served in Bad Steben, Kronach and Wurzbach. Public transportation bus lines connect Nordhalben with Kronach and yard. Connection points to the federal highways 9, 72 and 93 is approximately 25 kilometers from Nordhalben removed and the junction with the Federal Highway 73 is located about 50 kilometers in Lichtenfels.

Public institutions

  • Lace School
  • Top international collection
  • Historical local museum
  • Naturerlebnisbad
  • North Forest Hall

Education

The village has a primary school for grades 1 to 4

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