Urspringen
Urspringen is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Main -Spessart and a member of the administrative community Marktheidenfeld.
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Earlier spellings
- 3.1 Population development
- 4.1 Mayor
- 4.2 municipal
- 4.3 Taxes
- 5.1 monuments
- 6.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 6.2 Education
Geography
Geographical Location
Urspringen lies in the Würzburg region.
Community structure
There is only one district, and the district Urspringen.
Name
Etymology
The name Urspringen is based on a plural form of Middle High German word ursprinc. This refers to the sources of Grummibaches, which rises in the city and empties into the Karbach.
Earlier spellings
Earlier spellings of the place from various historical maps and documents:
History
The village name is attested in 1159 for the first time in a document as " Urspringen ". The former Office of the County of Castell, which lay in the Frankish Empire Circle from 1500, fell after the mediatization (1806 ), finally in 1810 by border adjustments to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, with which it finally became part of Bavaria in 1814. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.
Population Development
Policy
Mayor
Mayor is Heinz Nätscher (CDU ).
Parish council
The local elections of 2002 and 2008 led to the following distributions seat in the municipal council:
Taxation
The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 615,000 in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 150,000.
Culture and sights
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Monuments
→ List of monuments in Urspringen
Economy and infrastructure
Economy, agriculture and forestry
It was in 1998 according to official statistics in the manufacturing sector and 50 in the area of trade and transport 15 persons work at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 37 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 511 in the manufacturing sector, there were five farms, in construction 2 companies. In addition, in 1999, there were 32 farms with an agricultural area of 1090 ha, of which 1060 ha of arable land and 28 ha of permanent grassland.
Education
There are the following facilities (as of 1999):
- Kindergartens: A nursery with 2 control groups and a toddler group
- Schools: An elementary school 1st - 4th grade
- Memorial and documentation center for the history of the Jews of the district of Main-Spessart in the former synagogue of the place to its former determination is a memorial plaque
Personalities
- Josef Vogt ( born February 18, 1884 †? ), SS - Standartenführer in the SS Economic and Administrative Main Office