Wiesen, Bavaria
Meadows is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Aschaffenburg and a member of the administrative community Schöllkrippen.
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Earlier spellings
- 3.1 Population development
- 4.1 municipal
- 4.2 Mayor
- 4.3 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 Economy, agriculture and forestry
- 6.1 monuments
- 6.2 Education
Geography
Geographical Location
Meadows lies in the Bavarian Lower Main region in Aubachtal on state roads in 2305 ( German Alps Holiday Get - Baltic ) and 2905 ( Spessart - High Road).
Community structure
There is only one district to the district meadows.
Neighboring communities
Name
Etymology
The basic word in name fields is a plural form of the Old High German word wisa, meaning meadow, and refers to the geographical location in the top treeless valley portion of the meadow brook (now Aubach ).
Earlier spellings
Earlier spellings of the place from various historical maps and documents:
History
Meadows was first documented in 1339. It was part of the dominions of the Counts of Rieneck; In the 16th century it passed to the Electorate of Mainz, where it remained until Reichsdeputationshauptschluss.
1803 was secularized the Prince Primate von Dalberg in favor of the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg and fell in 1814 (now a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.
Until the Bavarian municipal reform in 1972, the community was part of the district meadows Lohr. When this was dissolved and largely added to the present district of Main -Spessart, remained the church meadows until 1976 in this new district, but then joined in 1972 by the old district Alzenau extended circle Aschaffenburg.
The nearby Wiesbüttmoors and Wiesbüttsees meadows is now connected to moderate walking holidays in Spessart, it has retained its traditional character with a few country inns, shops, infrastructural facilities and craft. In a small private brewery from 1888 provides meadows produces its own beer.
Population Development
Policy
Parish council
After the last municipal election on March 2, 2008, the council has twelve members, all belonging to the faction village community. The turnout was 72.1 %. Another member and chairman of the municipal council is the mayor.
Mayor
Mayor Gerhard Büdel ( village community ).
Coat of arms
Blazon: In red one above the other below a half Silver Wheel, a golden deer antlers and a silver shell.
Coat of Arms History: The village of Wiesen historically belonged to the Counts of Rieneck until its extinction in 1559, then went to the Archbishopric of Mainz, who built there in the Spessart a hunting lodge.. The emblem of the stag's antlers, and half the Mainzer Rad is reminiscent of the Electorate of Mainz, to which belonged the place. The conch is the symbol of St. James. It refers to the parish church, dedicated to the saint. On the Count of Rieneck the colors are reminiscent of red and gold coat of arms. They were closely connected with the place.
The community leads the coat of arms since July 22, 1985.
Economy and infrastructure
The municipal tax revenue amounted to the equivalent of € 588 thousand in 1999, which amounted to the trade tax revenues ( net) converted € 172 thousand.
Economy, agriculture and forestry
It was in 1998 according to official statistics in manufacturing and 129 in trade and transport, no social insurance contributions at the workplace. In other areas, were employed to social security at the workplace 16 people. Social insurance contributions at residence, there were a total of 428 in the manufacturing sector, there were four, three companies in the construction industry. In addition, in 1999, there were five farms with an agricultural area of 187 ha, of which 186 ha of permanent green space.
Culture and sights
- The so-called " hunting lodge " of the Elector of Mainz (1597 ) is a three-story box with a round tower in the center; whether the Renaissance really was a hunting lodge, is not occupied. The building is now privately owned and is lavishly and lovingly restored by the private builders who are supported by the Spessart project with accompanying archaeological research and interesting insights imparted in the architectural history of the castle. It was a late medieval predecessor be detected: a house of stone, from which even the original vaulted cellar has received. However, the traces of settlement on the estate date back to the 13th century.
- In addition to the " hunting lodge " stands the Baroque parish church of St. James, a single-aisled hall building from 1724 with three altars and pulpit from the period.
- Is used for local events and festivities the Old Dreschhalle 1936 (new building 1992 after a fire in 1991).
- Above the village, on the hill High Sang, there is a crossroads and a chapel from 1883 ( Cross Chapel, restored 2011). The established before the chapel Pestkreuz, dated 1610, originally stood in the center.
- At the Chapel of the Cross of the donkey trail passes by, the more crosses two kilometers Birkenhainer the road. This important intersection of two historic trade routes of the Spessart waistband 1932 the local historian Charles Kihn erected a monument (known as Dr. Charles Kihn Square).
Monuments
→ List of monuments in meadows ( Lower Franconia )
Chapel of the Cross meadows
The Church of St. James in meadows
Education
There are the following facilities (as of 1999):
- Kindergarten: 50 kindergarten places with 45 children
- 4 school classroom with gym and carriage driving slope