Frensdorf

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Frensdorf
Coordinates: 49°49′N10°51′E / 49.817°N 10.850°E / 49.817; 10.850 Coordinates: 49°49′N10°51′E / 49.817°N 10.850°E / 49.817; 10.850
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberfranken
District Bamberg
Subdivisions14 Gemeindeteile
Government
 •  Mayor Jakobus Kötzner
Area
 • Total43.96 km2 (16.97 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2017-12-31) [1]
 • Total5,060
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
96158
Dialling codes 09502
Vehicle registration BA
Website www.frensdorf.de

Frensdorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg.

Upper Franconia Regierungsbezirk in Bavaria, Germany

Upper Franconia is a Regierungsbezirk of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern (Bavaria).

Bamberg (district) District in Bavaria, Germany

Bamberg is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Kitzingen, Schweinfurt and Haßberge.

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Geography

The community lies in Upper Franconia south of Bamberg on the lower reaches of the Rauhe Ebrach.

Constituent communities

Frensdorf's main and namesake centre is the biggest of its Ortsteile with a population of 1,359, but this makes it only slightly bigger than Reundorf with 1,151. The community furthermore has these other outlying centres, each given here with its own population figure:

(as of 31 December 2006)

The community also has four traditional rural land units, known in German as Gemarkungen, named Birkach, Frensdorf, Herrnsdorf and Reundorf, the same names as four of the constituent communities (it is traditional for a Gemarkung to be named after a town or village lying nearby).

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol in Italy, the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

History

The Lords of Abenberg made Frensdorf into the administrative hub of their holdings in the Bamberg area in the 12th century. They were, like the Andechs Meranians who followed them about 1190, Vögte (sing. Vogt – reeve) of the High Monastery at Bamberg, among whose holdings lay Frensdorf until the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803, since which time the community has belonged to Bavaria.

Duchy of Merania short-lived Estate of the Holy Roman Empire existing from 1153 until 1248.

The Duchy of Merania was a fiefdom of the Holy Roman Empire from 1152 until 1248. The dukes of Merania were recognised as princes of the Empire enjoying imperial immediacy at a time when these concepts were just coming into use to distinguish the highest ranks of imperial nobility.

Monastery complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplace(s) of monks or nuns

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a forge, or a brewery.

<i lang="de" title="German language text">Reichsdeputationshauptschluss</i>

The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss, sometimes referred to in English as the Final Recess or the Imperial Recess of 1803, was a resolution passed by the Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire on 24 March 1803. It was ratified by the Emperor Francis II and became law on 27 April. It proved to be the last significant law enacted by the Empire before its dissolution in 1806.

Population development

Within municipal limits, 3,042 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 3,541 in 1987, 4,697 in 2000 and 4,687 in 2006.

Politics

The mayor is Jakobus Kötzner (Aktive Wählerliste).

The community council is made up of 16 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds:

In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to euros, amounted to €1,545,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €178,000.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, there were 17 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in agriculture or forestry, 216 in producing businesses in 1998, and in trade and transport 33. In other areas, 81 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,732 such workers worked from home. In processing businesses there were two businesses, and in construction 11. Furthermore, in 1999, there were 117 agricultural operations with a working area of 2 674 ha, of which 2 674 ha was cropland and 445 ha was meadowland.

Education

In 1999, the following institutions existed in Frensdorf:

Wingersdorf

History

The residential settlement of Wingersdorf is divided into the actual village and an estate, which was first mentioned in 1109 under the name Stöckach, and which until 1950 belonged to the Catholic parish of Herrnsdorf, whereas Wingersdorf belongs to the Catholic parish of Sambach.

Throughout the community, the landlords were the Frensdorf administration, the Bamberg Chapter, the Collegiate Monastery of Saint Jacob at Bamberg, the Michaelsberg and St. Klara Monasteries at Bamberg, the Parish of Hirschaid, the Zollner von Brand, von Schönborn and Löffelholz von Colberg families and the community itself.

The Schlösschen

The estate, whose history reaches back to 1109, is also known as the Wingersdorfer Schlösschen (“Wingersdorf Little Castle”). Its landlords and owners are known back to 1352. Its heyday began with its sale to the Bamberg book dealer Tobias Göbhardt on 26 October 1778 for 2,800 guilders. Göbhardt, who had also earned his money since 1764 reprinting books and who was therefore known at the Leipzig Trade Fair, held public offices from 1770 onwards, such as police court graduate lawyer and city councillor. He built on the estate's lands in 1778 and 1779 a building that dominated the whole valley.

After his death, the Schlösschen remained in the Göbhardt family's hands until 1799, at which time they sold it to two members of the Winkler von Mohrenfels family. After frequent changes in ownership, the old Göbhardt manor ended up under the Burkard family's ownership.

On New Year's Eve 1995-1996, a firework rocket struck the now empty Schlösschen. The fire that was thus started destroyed the roof truss, with the water from the firehoses also leaving stains. Because straw was being stored on the first floor and there was the danger of the fire's flaring up again from hotspots in the straw, parts of the outer walls had to be torn away so that the straw could more easily be removed. The owner was neither willing nor able to save the burnt ruins, and so the community council gave its consent in 2002 for the Baroque building's demolition.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.

Further reading

Norbert Haas: Tobias Göbhardt, Buchhändler in Bamberg und sein Besitztum in Wingersdorf

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