Viereth-Trunstadt

Viereth-Trunstadt
Viereth-Trunstadt
	Town hall
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	Location of Viereth-Trunstadt
	Viereth-Trunstadt Viereth-Trunstadt
	Coordinates: 49°55′22″N10°46′37″E / 49.92278°N 10.77694°E Coordinates: 49°55′22″N10°46′37″E / 49.92278°N 10.77694°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Bamberg
Government
• Mayor	Regina Wohlpart
Area
• Total	15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Elevation	249 m (817 ft)
Population (2017-12-31) [1]
• Total	3,592
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	96191
Dialling codes	09503
Vehicle registration	BA
Website	www.viereth-trunstadt.de

Last updated April 14, 2019

Viereth-Trunstadt is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg lying on the Main.

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 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.

The Main is a river in Germany. With a length of 525 kilometres (326 mi), it is the longest right tributary of the Rhine. It is also the longest river lying entirely in Germany. The largest cities along the Main are Frankfurt am Main and Würzburg.

Geography

Constituent communities

Viereth

Viereth lies in the northeast outliers of the Steigerwald (forest) and right on the Main’s south bank. The community had its first documentary mention in 911 under the name Fihuriod, from the Old High German words corresponding with the Modern High German words Vieh (“livestock”) and Ried (“boggy brook”). This makes the Viehbach, a brook (Bach) running through the village, Viereth’s namesake. Until the Bishopric of Bamberg was founded, Viereth was part of the Volkfeldgau (a mediaeval Gau lying between Bamberg and the Main Triangle), and thereby also part of the Bishopric of Würzburg. in 1008, the part of the community lying east of the Viehbach passed to the Bishopric of Bamberg. The part to the west, where the church stood, remained along with Trunstadt with the Bishopric of Würzburg, as it had been all along. In 1803, in the course of Secularization and the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg was dissolved as a sovereign state and annexed to the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg was likewise abolished in 1803, and here arose once again for a short time the sovereign Duchy of Franconia. Following in 1806 was the annexation of great parts of the former Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg by Bavaria. In 1807, as a result of a new administrative order, western Viereth and the parish of Trunstadt were assigned to the Archbishopric of Bamberg, meaning that the western Vierethers became the Bavarian Crown’s subjects only four years after their neighbours living east of the brook. Viereth has 1,806 inhabitants (as of 30 December 2004).

Old High German is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High German is an umbrella term for the group of continental West Germanic dialects which underwent the set of consonantal changes called the Second Sound Shift.

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 (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.

The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire located in Lower Franconia west of the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg. Würzburg had been a diocese since 743. As definitely established by the Concordat of 1448, bishops in Germany were chosen by the canons of the cathedral chapter and their election was later confirmed by the pope. Following a common practice in Germany, the prince-bishops of Würzburg were frequently elected to other ecclesiastical principalities as well. The last few prince-bishops resided at the Würzburg Residence, which is one of the grandest baroque palaces in Europe.

Trunstadt

Trunstadt lies in the north outliers of the Steigerwald on the Upper Main. It had its first documentary mention in 793 and is thereby the oldest place, as far as documentary evidence can confirm, in the district of Bamberg and on the Upper Main. Until 1978, Trunstadt was a community in its own right. Today, Trunstadt is home to 1,728 inhabitants (as of 30 December 2004).

Weiher

The small village of Weiher is named after a pond (Weiher in German). It had its first documentary mention in 1523 in a letter from Bishop of Bamberg Weygand. Weiher is home to 105 inhabitants (as of 30 December 2004).

A pond is an area filled with water, either natural or artificial, that is usually smaller than a lake. It may arise naturally in floodplains as part of a river system, or be a somewhat isolated depression. It may contain shallow water with marsh and aquatic plants and animals.

Stückbrunn

The village of Stückbrunn had its first documentary mention in 1367 in a letter of enfeoffment. The name Stückbrunn came from earlier forms Stumbrunn and Stupprun. Stückbrunn is home to 142 inhabitants (as of 30 December 2004).

History

Viereth belonged to the Michelsberg Monastery, which in turn belonged to the High Monastery at Bamberg. Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, the community has belonged to Bavaria. Trunstadt belonged to the Counts Voit von Rieneck and only passed to Bavaria with the Act of the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806.

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.

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.

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres, Bavaria is the largest German state by land area comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 13 million inhabitants, it is Germany's second-most-populous state after North Rhine-Westphalia. Bavaria's main cities are Munich and Nuremberg.

Population development

Within municipal limits, 2,262 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 2,838 in 1987 and 3,630 in 2000. In December 2004 the number had grown to 3,781. On 30 June 2007 it had fallen to 3,672.

Politics

The mayor is Edwin Mahr (Bürgergemeinschaft/Überparteiliche Wählergemeinschaft). He succeeded Johann Schmitt (Bürgergemeinschaft) in 2002.

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:

CSU-FWG 5
Überparteiliche Wählergemeinschaft 4
Bürgergemeinschaft Viereth-Trunstadt 4
UW Viereth-Trunstadt 3

In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to euros, amounted to €1,486,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €265,000.

The euro is the official currency of 19 of the 28 member states of the European Union. This group of states is known as the eurozone or euro area, and counts about 343 million citizens as of 2019. The euro is the second largest and second most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar. The euro is subdivided into 100 cents.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, there were 6 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in agriculture or forestry in 1998, 309 in producing businesses, and in trade and transport 64. In other areas, 85 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,441 such workers worked from home. In processing businesses there were ten businesses, and in construction 7. Furthermore, in 1999, there were 60 agricultural operations with a working area of 736 ha, of which 537 ha was cropland and 194 ha was meadowland.

Education

In 1999, the following institutions existed in Viereth-Trunstadt:

150 kindergarten places with 137 children
Elementary school with 15 teachers and 241 pupils

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References

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

External links

Official website (in German)
Freiwillige Feuerwehr Viereth: Viereth volunteer fire brigade

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