Oerlenbach

Oerlenbach is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Bad Kissingen.

• 2.1 religions

• 4.1 municipal
• 4.2 Coat of Arms
• 4.3 Inter-communal alliance

• 5.1 monuments

• 6.1 Education
• 6.2 traffic

Geography

Geographical location

The municipality is located in the Oerlenbach Vorrhön between Schweinfurt in the south, the west of Bad Kissingen in and Muennerstadt in the north.

Community structure

Oerlenbach is divided into 8 districts:

• Old Felderhof
• Ebenshausen
• Eltingshausen
• Forsthof

• Oerlenbach
• Rottershausen
• Black puddle
• Forest settlement

History

The first documentary mention (as Ornebach ) took place in 953, but the district Ebenshausen in the year 788 was mentioned. In 1871 the Franconian Saale Valley Railway was built to Bad Kissingen. Today's church was established on 1 January 1972 by the merger of the municipalities Ebenshausen, Eltingshausen, Rottershausen and Oerlenbach.

Religions

The population of the municipality Oerlenbach is mostly Roman Catholic. The Catholic church is a modern building in 1968 and is dedicated to Saint Burkard, the first bishop of Würzburg, consecrated. In Ebenshausen the church is the patronal feast of All Saints ( All Saints). In the district Eltingshausen the baroque parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin.

Natural Monuments

The old linden tree at the church in Eltingshausen. See the list of natural monuments in the district of Bad Kissingen.

Policy

Parish council

After the last local election on 2 March 2008 the council has 20 members. The turnout was 65.9 %. The choice was as follows:

Another member and chairman of the municipal council is the mayor.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Under a split of Silver and Blue Shield Main split of red and silver, front a turned-over to the left a silver wolf, behind a red flight.

Coat of Arms History: The church built in 1972 Oerlenbach consists of those referred to in the community structure above the formerly independent communities of which Eltingshausen led his own coat of arms which went down by the merger. For this coat of arms of the Wolf was transferred to the new coat of arms. He is the heraldic animal of the local noble family of the Lords of Eltinghausen that are proven to 1427 resulted in their coat of arms in the Middle Ages and are extinct in 1465. For Ebenshausen is at the crest of the flight, which was the seal of the lords of Munster removed, had possessions in this county. The colors silver and blue shown in the shield are the main colors of the city of Schweinfurt and point out that Rottershausen belonged to the local imperial bailiwick. The colors silver and red stand for the Würzburg bishopric, which had especially in Ebenshausen sovereign rights in the Middle Ages. The coat of arms was granted by the government of Lower Franconia on 12 July 1973.

Inter-communal alliance

The community Oerlenbach is a member of the inter-municipal alliance Upper Werntal.

Culture and sights

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Oerlenbach

Economy and infrastructure

Education

In Oerlenbach is one of the five education and training centers ( BPOLAFZ ) of the Federal Police. Here is for the prospective law enforcement officials of the higher civil service, the first qualification selection process for the states of Baden -Württemberg and Bavaria, as well as the swearing in of these instead. In addition, they are looked at internships during their studies. The officials of the central service are trained in the area of ​​South.

Traffic

• Right on the B 286 between Bad Kissingen and Schweinfurt
• The A 71 connects to junction 28 Oerlenbach and leads onto the B 286
• The B 19 runs north -south through the community.
• Railway Gemünden - Ebenshausen of Gemünden am Main mutton and Bad Kissingen to Ebenshausen ( Unterfr ).
• Railway Schweinfurt -Meiningen from Schweinfurt Mellrichstadt to Erfurt.

The main railway station of the municipality is the Oerlenbach Ebenshausen station ( Unterfr ).