Karlstadt

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Karlstadt
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Coordinates: 49 ° 58 '  N , 9 ° 46'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Lower Franconia
County : Main-Spessart
Height : 163 m above sea level NHN
Area : 98.18 km 2
Residents: 14,983 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 153 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 97753
Primaries : 09353, 09359 , 09360 , 09396Template: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / area code contains text
License plate : MSP
Community key : 09 6 77 148
LOCODE : DE KSD
City structure: 10 districts

City administration address : 		Zum Helfenstein 2
97753 Karlstadt
Website : www.karlstadt.de
Mayor : Michael Hombach ( CSU )
Location of the city of Karlstadt in the Main-Spessart district
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Karlstadt is the district town of the Lower Franconian district of Main-Spessart and is located around 30 kilometers north of Würzburg in the Main Franconian wine-growing region .

In the Main Franconian dialect , Karlstadt is called Karscht or Karscht am Mee . The residents are called Flaak or Karschter Flaak.

geography

City structure

Karlstadt consists of the main town and nine other districts, in which twelve towns are distributed:

Each district (including Karlstadt) has a district . There is also the Gainfurter Markung.

Neighboring communities

City of
Lohr am Main 		City of
Gemünden am Main 		Municipalities of
Gössenheim
and
Eußenheim
Municipality
Steinfeld 		Neighboring communities City of
Arnstein
Community of
Urspringen 		Market
Zellingen
and
community
Himmelstadt 		Thüngen market

Surname

etymology

The basic word in the name Karlstadt is the Middle High German word stat (city). The name was taken over from the original settlement Karlburg .

Earlier spellings

Earlier spellings of the place from various historical maps and documents:

  • 1219 Karlstat
  • 1225 Karlestat
  • 1248 Karlstat
  • 1575 Carolstat
  • 1747 Carlstadt
  • 1801 Karlstadt

history

Before the regional reform in Bavaria

The first mention of Karlburg in 741/42 is directly related to the establishment of the diocese of Würzburg. Around 1202, the settlement of Karlstadt near Karlburg was founded by Bishop Konrad von Querfurt . The exact date of foundation is not known. The earliest evidence of the city seal was made in 1277. The Oberamt Karl city of Hochstift Würzburg was after the secularization left in 1803 in favor of Bavaria in 1805 Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form his Grand Duchy and fell with this 1814 final to Bayern. The district court of Karlstadt (older order) was the forerunner of the district of Karlstadt , which was dissolved in 1972.

Incorporations

On April 1, 1971, the previously independent municipality of Gambach was incorporated. Stetten was added on January 1, 1978. Heßlar, Karlburg, Laudenbach, Mühlbach, Rohrbach, Stadelhofen and Wiesenfeld followed on May 1, 1978.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the population increased from 14,669 to 15,004 by 335 inhabitants or 2.3%.

politics

Local election 2020
Turnout: 72.0% (2014: 67.90%)
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40
30th
20th
10
0
34.20%
22.18%
21.71%
17.63%
3.49%
L / P e
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Remarks:
e The Left / The PARTY

City council

The city council of Karlstadt (excluding the mayor) has 24 members.

CSU SPD GREEN FWG The Left /
The PARTY		 total
2002 10 7th 2 5 - 24 seats
2008 8th 6th 3 7th - 24 seats
2014 8th 5 5 6th - 24 seats
2020 8th 4th 5 6th 1 24 seats

mayor

Michael Hombach (CSU) has been mayor since May 1, 2020; he was elected in the runoff election on March 29, 2020 with 58.7% of the vote. His predecessor was Paul Kruck (Free Voting Association) from May 2008 to April 2020.

coat of arms

The description of the coat of arms, which goes back to the 13th century, reads: "Square of blue and silver, in 2 and 3: a red heraldic lily".

Twin cities

Architectural monuments

  • Karlstadt, Karlsburg on the other bank of the Main

  • Karlstadt, Maintor with high water level

  • Karlstadt, Maintorturm and Maintor

  • Catholic parish church of St. Andreas

  • Historic town hall with coat of arms of Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Schönborn

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Industry, craft and trade

Pivot cement plant in Karlstadt

The iron works culvert , the cement works Schwenk Karlstadt and the veneer works Kohl determine the south of the city. The Schwenk cement plant obtains the necessary limestone from a quarry on the other side of the Main, which is connected to the plant via a belt conveyor that runs over the Main via a suspension bridge . In addition to these three large industrial companies, numerous craft businesses are also located in Karlstadt. Another major employer is the Main-Spessart District Office. Most residents, however, commute to Würzburg, 25 kilometers away, or Lohr am Main, approx. 18 km away .

media

The "Langer Karl" transmission tower east of the city serves to broadcast Radio Charivari on 88.6 MHz with 50 watt ERP.

tourism

Especially in the summer months, the old town is a popular destination for cycle tourists who come to Karlstadt via the Werntal cycle path as well as the Maintal cycle path. The Franconian Marienweg also runs through Karlstadt . There are three hotels, several guest houses and a campsite on the banks of the Main that offer overnight accommodation.

Events

Since 1996 there has been a "Free & Draussen" festival in July at Saupurzel, which is combined with a foam party .

Viticulture

Viticulture is only of minor economic importance, but of great cultural importance . Even if very few people in Karlstadt still make a living from viticulture, it is still important for self-perception and the local way of life. Karlstadter locations are the Roßtal ( large location ) and Im Stein single location . There are also other locations in numerous districts , especially in Stetten (Stettener Stein) and also at the transition from Karlstadt to Gambach.

nature

education

The following institutions exist (as of: 1999):

  • Kindergartens: 549 kindergarten places with 548 children
  • Primary schools: five with 63 teachers and 1,147 students
  • Konrad von Querfurt Middle School
  • Johann-Schöner-Gymnasium : approx. 80 teachers and 1119 students (as of 2010)
  • Johann-Rudolph-Glauber-Realschule : 613 students (as of 2012)
  • State vocational school Main-Spessart
  • special school
  • Municipal singing and music school: 18 teachers and 499 students (as of the 2012/2013 school year)
  • “Piranha” youth culture center with around 10,000 visitors a year

Since July 7, 2007, all four schools in Karlstadt have had the title " School without Racism - School with Courage ".

Sports

Three associations are active in Karlstadt. TSV Karlstadt offers basketball, handball, volleyball, tennis, athletics and swimming. Football is offered by FV 1920 Karlstadt. For a few years now, FV Fatihspor Karlstadt has also been offering football. The most successful football club, however, is TSV Karlburg from the district of the same name , which plays in the Bavarian League.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ↑ a b city ​​districts. City of Karlstadt, accessed on October 5, 2017 .
  3. ^ City of Karlstadt in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on October 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b Wolf-Armin von Reitzenstein : Lexicon of Franconian place names. Origin and meaning . Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia, Lower Franconia. CH Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-59131-0 , p. 115 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  5. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 491 .
  6. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 762 .
  7. ↑ https://okvote.osrz-akdb.de/OK.VOTE_UF/Wahl-2020-03-15/09677148/html5/Gemeinderatswahl_Bayern_110_Gemeinde_Stadt_Karlstadt.html Karlstadt. Result of the 2020 city council election
  8. ↑ City Council election 2020 , accessed on June 30, 2020
  9. ^ Annual report 2012 of the Karlstadt city administration. (PDF; 4.1 MB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 18, 2015 ; Retrieved July 14, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.karlstadt.de

Web links

Commons : Karlstadt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Karlstadt in the Topographia Franconiae (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts
Wikivoyage: Karlstadt  - Travel Guide