Braidbach

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Braidbach
community Bastheim
Coordinates: 50 ° 23 ′ 8 ″  N , 10 ° 11 ′ 17 ″  E
Height : 295 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 116  (Dec 31, 2008)
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 97654
Area code : 09773
Braidbach (Bavaria)
Braidbach

Location of Braidbach in Bavaria

Braidbach is a church village in Besengau and a district of Bastheim in the Lower Franconian district of Rhön-Grabfeld . It is located on the Franconian Marienweg .

geography

The Riedwiesenbach , the right upper reaches of the Braidbach, flows through Braidbach .

history

Braidbach was the smallest community in the former Wechterswinkel monastery and was first mentioned in a document in 1161.

On January 1, 1972, the previously independent community was incorporated into Bastheim.

Culture

The small village church of St. Ulrich was built in 1715 (year above the portal) and used to be a regional pilgrimage church . The sacristy probably dates from the Middle Ages.

Local associations and designers of cultural village life are:

economy

Johannes Bau GmbH , which operated from 1962 to 2013, was the largest employer in the area with up to 200 employees.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The Braidbach district. Bastheim parish, accessed on May 27, 2020 .
  2. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 520 .
  3. Johannes Bau files for bankruptcy. mainpost.de, February 6, 2013, accessed on May 27, 2020 .