Schneckenlohe

Schneckenlohe is a municipality in the district of Kronach ( government district of Upper Franconia ) and a member of the administrative community Mitwitz.

• 2.1 Amalgamations

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms
• 3.3 partnerships

Geography

Geographical Location

The municipality is located southwest of the Franconian line and is attributable to the Obermainischen hills. In a north-south direction it is traversed by the Steinach.

Neighboring communities

From north clockwise:

• Mitwitz
• Küps
• Redwitz at the Unterrodach ( district of Lichtenfels )
• Marktgraitz (Landkreis Lichtenfels )
• Weidhausen bei Coburg ( Coburg )
• Sonnenfeld ( Coburg )

Districts

• Beikheim
• Mödlitz
• Schneckenlohe

History

Incorporations

Mödlitz was incorporated into Weidhausen bei Coburg on 1 January 1972. The reclassification of the place after Schneckenlohe took place on May 1, 1978, together with the inclusion of the community Beikheim and parts of the neighboring community Weidhausen bei Coburg. Already on 1 January 1977 parts of the territory of the market Marktgraitz were incorporated.

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: By a lowered been swept red top, in a silver handle of the basket, split; front seven divided by blue and silver, topped with a diagonally left bent red diamond ring, behind seven divided by gold and black, topped with a sloping, curved red diamond ring.

Partnerships

Schneckenlohe maintains a partnership with the Italian Borghetto di Vara in Liguria.

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Schneckenlohe