Steinfeld, Bavaria

Steinfeld is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Main -Spessart and a member of the administrative community Lohr am Main. The municipal area includes the districts Hausen and forest cell. They spoke a main Frankish dialect (according to the Linguistic Atlas of the Bavarian State Library: Unterostfränkisch ). The locals are in the area often referred to with the Ortsnecknamen Steefld'r Russian.

2.1 Amalgamations
2.2 Population development

3.1 Mayor
3.2 municipal
3.3 Local Taxes
3.4 Town twinning

4.1 monuments

5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
5.2 Education

Geography

Geographical location

Steinfeld is between Lohr am Main and Karlstadt on the Franconian dishes ( Marktheidenfelder plate ) at the sources of Bach's book. Here goes a transition between red sandstone and limestone Frankish. The greater part of its territory is used for agriculture until today; also manages the community significant forest resources in the so-called Würzburg Spessart (outermost eastern foothills of the central mountain range ). The majority of workers commute to nearby cities, Lohr and Karlstadt and to Würzburg.

Community structure

Steinfeld is divided into three districts:

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Forest cell

There are districts: Hausen, Steinfeld and forest cell.

Steinfeld old center. Half-round road signs mark the village center with old village wall.

Hausen, rear Steinfeld

District forest cell. Group of buildings around the Church corresponds to the former cloister.

History

Steinfeld was first mentioned in 812; in documents from the time it is called ' Steinvelt in Waldsassengove ' (ie Waldsassengau ) refers. By 1200, Steinfeld was already an independent parish; the monastery Neustadt am Main laid claim to the tithe. To 1336 the parish church in the monastery Nuwenstat (New Town) has been integrated. 1614, the new building of the parish church ' Assumption ' by Prince Bishop Julius Real was completed. Significant indications are, inter alia, the building panel on the south side of the longitudinal nave and the tower in the typical ' Real style '. In 1842, an extension of the Fore and Aft. As part of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg (Official Rothfels ) Steinfeld arrived in the kingdom in 1803 to the Counts Löwenstein- Wertheim. Both belonged from 1500 to the Frankish Empire circle. 1806 was a Mediatamt from Baden, assigned, 1819, to Austria, which left it to Bavaria.

For the church today are the two districts Hausen ( since 1972) and forest cells (since 1978). From the village of Hausen, first mentioned around 800, dates the peasant leader Kaspar Leyser. He was beheaded in June 1525 along with two other rebellious peasants in Carlstadt. The district forest cell (formerly Cella / cell ) was probably also in the 9th century as a branch of the monastery Neustadt. There are historical references to St. Gertraud. The local Gertraud chapel was named as a source built (1616 by Julius Real, Extension 1849). The construction of the present church of St. Vitus was made in 1612 by order of Julius True.

Incorporations

On 1 July 1972, the until then independent municipality Hausen was incorporated. On May 1, 1978, added forest cell.

Population Development

Policy

Mayor

Mayor Matthias Loschert (supported by CSU / citizen block and on the voter community living and the Free Voters group Forest cell ).

Parish council

The local elections of 2002 and 2008 led to the following distributions seat in the municipal council:

Municipal taxes

The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 1,347,000 in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 476,000.

Twinning

Since 1992, a partnership with the French community Chauvigné (Brittany ), by visits ( every 2 years) is maintained and through which even close Franco-German friendships have been formed.

Culture and sights

Shared laundry in basement of 1889 under the church plateau ( visible from the street )

Monuments

Economy and infrastructure

Economy, agriculture and forestry

It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the manufacturing sector and 192 in the area of trade and transport 52 persons work at the workplace. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 879 in the manufacturing sector there were 3 businesses in the construction sector 3 farms. In addition, in 1999, there were 77 farms with an agricultural area of 1887 ha, of which 1666 ha of arable land and 206 ha of permanent grassland. The municipality owns 1230 hectares of community forest, which is managed by a private forest enterprise.

Education

There are the following facilities (as of 1999):

Kindergartens: 100 kindergarten places with 93 children
Elementary schools: 1 with 7 teachers and 124 students

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