Wilhelmsdorf, Bavaria

Wilhelm village is a municipality in the district of Neustadt adAisch -Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia. She is a member of the administrative community Hagenbüchach Wilhelm village.

The place is sometimes confused with the 15 km distant Wilhermsdorf.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 monuments

Geography

Community structure

Wilhelm village consists of six districts:

  • Ebersbach
  • Obersalbach
  • Stadelhof
  • Trabelshof
  • Unteralbachermühle
  • Wilhelm village

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are Emskirchen and Upper Reichenbach.

History

Wilhelm village was founded by the Huguenots, which continues to play a certain role in the tradition of the place. Until the beginning of the 20th century French was preached in the Protestant church.

After Wilhelm village was known for Strumpfwirkereien in the 19th century, the merchant Edmund floor and the technician Johann Christian Lotter founded the first tear toy factory. The production of drawing instruments played in the 20th century Wilhelm village an important role. More about the history of drawing instruments factories is about to learn Wilhelmsdorfer Circle Museum.

Until 31 December 2006, the village belonged to the communities Emskirchen and Hagenbüchach the administrative community (VG ) Emskirchen to - one of the first management communities after the Bavarian municipal reform in 1972, the Bavarian state parliament approved the exit of the market town Emskirchen from the VG for the year 2006/ 07 on. November 28, 2006 ( printed matter 15/6960 ) to. The headquarters of the new administration Community Hagenbüchach Wilhelm Wilhelm village is in the village.

Policy

Parish council

The council has 12 members.

  • CSU 5 seats
  • FWG 4 seats
  • UWG 3 seats

(As at municipal election on March 2, 2008)

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms description is: square of silver and black, topped with a golden Huguenot cross with red heart sign, in a silver rafters, beseitet of three two questions to one silver cans.

Culture and sights

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Wilhelm village ( Middle Franconia )

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