Schillingsfürst
Schillingsfuerst is a city in Middle Franconia district of Ansbach and office of the Management Community Schillingsfuerst.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 3.1 City Council
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 3.3 Town twinning
- 4.1 Museums
- 4.2 Structures
- 4.3 monuments
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Public bodies
- 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
- 6.2 additional personalities
Geography
Geographical location
The city Schillingsfuerst lies in the nature park of Franconia. Neighboring municipalities are (from north clockwise beginning ): Gebsattel book on the forest, Leutershausen, Dombühl, Wörnitz and Diebach.
Community structure
Schillingsfuerst has 21 neighborhoods:
- Altengreuth
- Bersbronn
- Bronnen House
- Faulenberg
- Fish House
- Leipoldsberg
- Marienhof
- Neureuth
- Neuweiler
- Obermuhle
- Oelmühle
- Schafhofstraße
- Schillingsfuerst
- Schmeer mill
- Schorndorf
- Stilzendorf
- Stützenhof
- Thiergartenhof
- Jointure
- Wohnbach
- Ziegelhuette
History
In 1000 the name Schillingsfuerst was first mentioned. The name " Xillingesfirst " appeared in the Burgbernheimer Wildbann certificate. Already in 1300 Schillingsfuerst was owned by the House of Hohenlohe. In 1316 the castle was destroyed by Ludwig the Bavarian. The rebuilt castle was burnt down during the Peasants' Revolt in 1525. The castle was built for the third time in 1632 was again destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. Under Prince Karl Albrecht Schillingsfuerst 1753-1793 underwent a first major extension through planned settlement policy. On the immigration of craftsmen and travelers since 1758 also the citizens by socially disadvantaged is partly still Schillingsfürster spoken attributed Jeni. However, it represents a local anomaly, but corresponds in its general vocabulary the already much earlier widespread in southern and southwestern German -speaking gibberish. 1792 infantry regiments was set up a nucleus of the later French Foreign Legion. Between 1500 and 1806 Hohenlohe was a part of the Frankish kingdom circle, thus Schillingsfuerst. With the formation of the kingdoms of Bavaria and Württemberg, the Principality of Hohenlohe- Waldenburg - Schillingsfuerst was dissolved. The possessions to Schillingsfuerst came to Bavaria, the princes were Imperial Council of the Crown Bavaria. 1818 was the market by the municipality edict in Bavaria essential qualities rights, civil magnificent princely rule Hohenlohe'sche court Schillingsfuerst existed but until the abolition of the revolution in 1848. On November 4, 1959 the then market Schillingsfuerst was granted town rights.
Incorporations
On January 1, 1972, until then independent municipality Stilzendorf was incorporated. On 1 January 1977 was added Faulenberg.
Policy
City council
The city council of Schillingsfuerst has 14 members including the mayor.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms description reads: Divided by three peaks in red and silver; above a silver, below a black lion guardant (Leopard ) with eingeschlagenem tail.
Twinning
The city maintains since 1989 a partnership with the city of Cham Beret in the region Limousin in France.
Culture and sights
Museums
- Fountain House Museum - with historical Ochsentretanlage
- Ludwig Doerfler Gallery
Structures
- Castle Schillingsfuerst
- Bavarian falconry
- Water Tower
Monuments
→ List of monuments in Schillingsfuerst
Economy and infrastructure
Schillingsfuerst is a member of Tourism Romantic Franconia.
Traffic
Schillingsfuerst located on the Romantic Road and also close to the national highway 7 (Exit 109 - Wörnitz ). In 1905 Schillingsfuerst received rail connection along the railway line Steinach bei Rothenburg Dombühl. The passenger was set in 1971 on this route. Since then, public transport is handled by regional bus lines that are included in the tariff system of the transport association Greater Nuremberg ( VGN ).
Public institutions
The volunteer fire department Schillingsfuerst was established on October 1st 1873 by the then royal notary Albrecht Höfer and 43 other citizens. In 1939, the fire service national winner was the first power struggle of the volunteer fire departments in Bavaria.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ludwig Doerfler, (1905-1992), artist
- Thomas Galey, (1949-2010), German painter of Concrete Art
Other personalities
- Clovis Hohenlohe (1819-1901), Prime Minister of Bavaria, German Chancellor from 1894-1900.
- Marie to Hohenlohe (1829-1897), wife of Clovis, born Princess of Sayn -Wittgenstein
- Stefan Gottschling, writers and copywriters
- Gustav Adolf zu Hohenlohe, Roman Curia Cardinal
- Franz Liszt, pianist and composer, a close friend of Gustav Adolf, occasional visits to Castle Schillingsfuerst