Merkendorf (Middle Franconia)

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Merkendorf (Middle Franconia)
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Coordinates: 49 ° 12 '  N , 10 ° 42'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Middle Franconia
County : Ansbach
Height : 438 m above sea level NHN
Area : 26.08 km 2
Residents: 3000 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 115 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 91732
Primaries : 09826, 09875
License plate : AN , DKB, FEU, ROT
Community key : 09 5 71 177
City structure: 12 parts of the community

City administration address : 		Marktplatz 1
91732 Merkendorf
Website : www.merkendorf.de
First Mayor : Stefan Bach ( Citizens' Forum )
Location of the city of Merkendorf in the district of Ansbach
Landkreis Donau-Ries Ansbach Fürth Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim Landkreis Fürth Landkreis Roth Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen Unterer Wald Lehrberg Adelshofen (Mittelfranken) Bechhofen (Mittelfranken) Bruckberg (Mittelfranken) Buch am Wald Burk Colmberg Dentlein am Forst Diebach Dietenhofen Dinkelsbühl Dombühl Ehingen (Mittelfranken) Feuchtwangen Flachslanden Gebsattel Gerolfingen Geslau Heilsbronn Insingen Langfurth Leutershausen Lichtenau (Mittelfranken) Merkendorf (Mittelfranken) Mönchsroth Neuendettelsau Neusitz Oberdachstetten Ohrenbach Petersaurach Röckingen Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rügland Sachsen bei Ansbach Schillingsfürst Schnelldorf Schopfloch (Mittelfranken) Steinsfeld Unterschwaningen Wassertrüdingen Weidenbach (Mittelfranken) Weihenzell Weiltingen Wettringen (Mittelfranken) Wieseth Windelsbach Windsbach Wittelshofen Wörnitz (Gemeinde) Wolframs-Eschenbach Wilburgstetten Ornbau Mitteleschenbach Herrieden Dürrwangen Burgoberbach Aurach (Landkreis Ansbach) Arberg Baden-Württembergmap
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View of the city of Merkendorf
Market square with town church , office building and town hall
City wall section in Merkendorf
Lower gate in Merkendorf

Merkendorf (formerly also Merkendorf bei Ansbach ; East Franconian Mergadorff ) is a town in the district of Ansbach in Middle Franconia ( Bavaria ). It emerged from a Slavic settlement and received city ​​rights in 1398 . The old town dates from the late Middle Ages , the foundation stone of the town church of Our Lady was laid in 1478. Later Merkendorf was burned down by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War . In 1978 Merkendorf and five other municipalities were merged into the Triesdorf administrative community, but the then mayor Heinrich Helmreich successfully sued against it and Merkendorf became independent again in 1980. Today about 2900 people live in Merkendorf, which describes itself as the gateway to the Franconian Lake District. It is through his occupied since the 18th century herb cultivation as a cabbage city known. Merkendorf is self- sufficient with electricity from renewable energies . The country town is located in the planning region 8 West Central Franconia and is a small center .

Geography and geology

Merkendorf is located in the southeast of the district of Ansbach. It is the southernmost municipality of the Rangau , is located in the eastern Altmühltal and in the northern Franconian Lake District.

The urban area extends over a very sandy Keuper soil and is part of the natural spatial main unit group Franconian Keuper-Lias-Land .

Neighboring communities

Lichtenau
Weidenbach , Ornbau Neighboring communities Wolframs-Eschenbach
Muhr am See

Nature reserves

The Heglauer Wasen nature reserve is located within the city of Merkendorf . It is part of the cross-community nature reserve Wiesmet , which extends from Ornbau via Hirschlach / Heglau to the bird island near Muhr am See. In Heglauer Wasen many rare species of birds breed.

Community structure

The political municipality Merkendorf has 12 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):

Waldeck is not an officially named part of the municipality.

history

Prehistory to the Middle Ages

Neolithic finds in the Wacholder corridor show that the area around Merkendorf dates back to around 4500 to 1800 BC. Was settled.

Merkendorf was created in the 9th / 10th. Century. In 1249 the place was first mentioned in a document as "Mirkindorf". The defining word of the place name is the Slavic personal name "Mьrk" (= Mirk ). Accordingly, the place was founded by a Slavic settler of that name.

Around 1300 the lords of Muhr , the counts of Oettingen , the Auhausen monastery , the lords of Eschenbach and the burgraves of Nuremberg were wealthy in Merkendorf . In 1398, at the endeavor of the Heilsbronn monastery , which Merkendorf belonged to until 1578, King Wenzel gave Merkendorf city ​​rights. In 1478 the foundation stone of the town church was laid, in which the first Protestant sermon was given in 1524.

Modern times

In 1506, the Roman-German King Maximilian I paid a visit to the city and was welcomed in today's town hall.

In 1535 a town bailiff and in 1546 a town clerk were mentioned for the first time. A city brewery was built in 1542, and a large linen weavers' guild had been known in Merkendorf since 1599 .

From 1578 to 1792 Merkendorf belonged to the territory of the Principality of Ansbach .

In the 16-point report of the Oberamt Windsbach from 1608, 84 teams are recorded for Merkendorf, all of which had the Merkendorf administrative office as landlord . 66 teams lived inside and 18 teams outside the city wall. There was also a rectory, school house, town house, clerk's house and 2 shepherds' houses. The high court exercised the Brandenburg-Ansbach caste and city bailiff's office in Windsbach . In the 16-point report of the Heilsbronn Vogtamt Merkendorf from 1616, the 84 teams are qualified as 9 farms and 75 estates.

During the Thirty Years War Merkendorf had to accept billeting again and again, for example in 1626 by Lauenburg and Polland troops. From 1632 to 1634 Merkendorf was repeatedly ravaged by plundering mercenaries. In 1640 there were only eight families left in the city, the others had fled. On March 12, 1648, the city was overcrowded with fled rural residents, Swedish horsemen and cattle. When the Swedes withdrew , a fire broke out that spared only 25 mostly smaller houses. In the following years the place and the town church were rebuilt, which was re-consecrated in 1655. During the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) there were billets again in Merkendorf.

At the end of the 18th century there were 127 households in Merkendorf. The high court continued to exercise the caste and city bailiff's office in Windsbach, while the city rulers held the Merkendorf administrative office. Brandenburg-Ansbach (Merkendorf administrator's office : 126, Windsbach caste office : 1) was the landlord. There were also stately, communal and church buildings.

From 1792 to 1806 the Margraviate of Ansbach was attached to Prussia . From 1797 to 1808 Merkendorf was under the Justice and Chamber Office of Windsbach . At that time there were 103 subject families.

19th century

With the Rhine Confederation Act and the dissolution of the Margrave of Ansbach, Merkendorf fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1806 . As part of the municipal edict, the Merkendorf tax district was formed in 1808 , to which Dürrnhof and Merkendorf belonged. The municipality of Merkendorf was founded in 1810 and was congruent with the Merkendorf tax district. It was subject to the Heilsbronn Regional Court in administration and jurisdiction and the Windsbach Rent Office in the financial administration . With the second community edict (1818), Dürrnhof was reunified to Heglau . After 1820, but no later than 1824, the Weißbachmühle was moved to Merkendorf. From 1857 to 1862 Merkendorf was administered by the Gunzenhausen district court , since 1862 by the Gunzenhausen district office ( renamed Gunzenhausen district in 1938 ) and since 1865 by the Gunzenhausen rent office ( renamed Gunzenhausen tax office in 1920 ). The jurisdiction was 1857-1879 at the District Court Gunzenhausen, since 1880 the District Court Gunzenhausen . The community originally had an area of ​​6.593 km².

In 1873 the Friedenseiche was planted on Gänswasen in memory of the fallen soldiers of Merkendorf in the Franco-German War . A year later, the Merkendorf volunteer fire brigade was launched and in 1875 the warrior association was founded as a comrades- in- arms association . A gendarmerie station was set up in 1880, the Sparkasse opened in 1886 , and a post office and telegraph company established in 1891 .

20th century

In 1902 the cemetery was expanded and the morgue was built. The connection to the power grid of the Franconian overland plant followed in 1910.

In 1914, many people from Merkendorf went to the First World War . The enthusiasm for war was very high in the city and in the whole of the German Empire. Many Merkendorf soldiers died in the war.

In 1933, the entire city council had to resign due to the law of 7 April 1933 . There were only two lists for new elections to the city council, other parties were not allowed. The NSDAP received seven seats and the black-white-red battle front received one seat. Wilhelm Hellein and Johann Buchner remained mayors. That same year, which was square in Hindenburg -Platz , an athletic field in Adolf Hitler -Platz , the main road from the upper gate to the National Highway 13 in Adolf Hitler Street and Eagle Road in Ritter-von-Epp -Straße renamed. Since there were no Jews living in the city , there were no anti-Semitic riots. In 1939 142 young men from Merkendorf were called up for military service, 41 of whom lost their lives or were missing in World War II . On Wednesday, April 18, 1945, at the end of the Second World War, Americans approaching the town shot at the town while fighting for the town. Some buildings went up in flames, including the town church, which burned down completely.

With the municipal reform in Bavaria on July 1, 1972, the town of Merkendorf and the incorporated municipalities came from the dissolved district of Gunzenhausen to the newly formed greater district of Ansbach. The city of Merkendorf lost its administrative independence in 1978 and was merged with five other municipalities to form the Triesdorf administrative community. The then mayor Heinrich Helmreich, however, fought for the independence of Merkendorf before various courts , which it finally regained in 1980.

21st century

In 2003, the following cities and municipalities joined forces in the municipal alliance Altmühl-Mönchswald-Region to expand tourism in the Altmühl-Mönchswald region: the city of Merkendorf, the municipality of Mitteleschenbach, the city of Ornbau, the Markt Weidenbach and the city of Wolframs-Eschenbach .

Incorporations

On January 1, 1971, the previously independent municipality of Heglau was incorporated. The eponymous town of Gerbersdorf was added on July 1, 1972. The communities Großbreitenbronn and Hirschlach followed on May 1, 1978.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the population increased from 2,153 to 3,000 by 847 inhabitants or 39.3%.

Merkendorf municipality

year 1818 1840 1852 1861 1867 1871 1875 1880 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 1910 1919 1925 1933 1939 1946 1950 1961 1970 1987 1992 1995 2001 2005 2010 2015
Residents 767 779 801 767 790 815 802 812 828 825 832 825 827 830 805 801 813 756 1102 1220 1071 1210 2174 2360 2620 2736 2845 2753 2861
Houses 143 148 146 146 156 157 154 165 197 531 820
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Merkendorf municipality

year 001818 001840 001852 001861 001871 001885 001900 001925 001950 001961 001970 001987 001991 002013
Residents 767 773 795 767 806 823 816 796 1207 1060 1202 1291 1447 2025
Houses 143 147 146 154 157 153 163 195 450
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religion

The majority of the residents of Merkendorf (about 65%) are of Protestant faith. About 20% are Catholic and belong to the parish of Wolframs-Eschenbach. Around 16% belong to another or no religious community (as of 2014).

politics

Mayor of Merkendorf since 1923

See also the list of mayors of Merkendorf (Middle Franconia)

mayor Political party Term of office Remarks
Wilhelm Hellein 1923-1935 died during the tenure on May 19
Wilhelm Linck 1935-1945 Military service 1941–1945
Georg Zippel 1941-1945 During this time he was the first alderman for official business
August Schuler May 1 - August 31, 1945 was used by the American military government
Johann Winkler 1945-1946 died during the tenure on September 28th
Johann Sichart 1946-1966 District councilor in the district council of Gunzenhausen, owner of the honor plate of the district of Gunzenhausen
Heinrich Helmreich CSU 1966-1984 Winner of the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon , holder of the municipal medal of merit in bronze, honorary citizen of the city of Merkendorf
Karl Huber CSU 1984-2002 District councilor in the district council of Gunzenhausen from 1966 to 1972 and the greater district of Ansbach from 1972 to 2008, holder of the golden district medal of the district of Ansbach, since 2011 honorary citizen of the city of Merkendorf
Hans Popp Citizens' forum / CSU 2002-2020 Since 2008 district councilor in the district council of Ansbach, since 2018 district councilor in the district council of Middle Franconia, holder of the municipal medal of merit in bronze
Stefan Bach Citizens Forum since May 1, 2020

In the 2020 mayoral election , Stefan Bach (Citizens Forum) prevailed with 69.2% against his competitor Jeffrey Hausmann (BAMO), who received 30.8% of the vote. Incumbent Hans Popp (Bürgerforum / CSU) did not run.

Since the local elections in 2008, the city of Merkendorf has had two deputies in addition to the First Mayor . The second and third mayors are appointed by the city council from among its members.

  • First Mayor: Stefan Bach (Citizens' Forum)
  • Second Mayor: Herbert Argmann (Citizens' Forum)
  • Third mayor: Heike Bogenreuther (Citizens' Forum)

(Status: local elections and election of the second and third mayor in the city council 2020)

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Allocation of seats in the city council
   
A total of 14 seats

City council

The Merkendorf city council has 14 members. The full-time First Mayor also belongs to the committee.

year CSU Green Citizens' forum Merkendorf BürgerAllianz Merkendorf and districts Old citizens of Großbreitenbronn total
2002 4th n / A 8th n / A 2 14 seats
2008 4th n / A 8th n / A 2 14 seats
2014 4th 4th 6th n / A n / A 14 seats
2020 2 n / A 8th 4th n / A 14 seats

The focus of the work of the city council from 2000 to 2006 was primarily on the repayment of the city's debts, which was successfully completed in 2012. Since 2006, extensive village renovation measures have been carried out and the old town of Merkendorf has been beautified.

Parties and political groupings

In Merkendorf there are local associations of the CSU , the Junge Union , the BürgerAllianz Merkendorf und Ortsteile (BAMO), the Bürgerforum Merkendorf (two non-partisan voter communities ) and the Greens .

coat of arms

Merkendorf coat of arms

The coat of arms of Merkendorf shows a continuous red tray ( St. Andrew's cross ) in silver , topped with a lowered black anchor. The oldest Merkendorf city seal dates from 1473 and shows the capital letter M in a rounded shape, overlaid by a St. Andrew's cross. In the course of time, the two round legs of the letter M were provided with arrowheads, so that later the M was interpreted as an anchor. There are different attempts at interpretation: Once the St. Andrew's Cross was viewed as a Swedish cross . The anchor was associated with the fountain coat of arms of the Heilsbronn monastery, as this once had many possessions in Merkendorf. The most likely interpretation is that the anchor used to be the first letter of the city's name. The St. Andrew's Cross is taken from the family coat of arms of the Counts of Oettingen , a former local authority.

See also the coat of arms of the city of Merkendorf

Logo of the city of Merkendorf

The logo of the city of Merkendorf, introduced in 2003, shows the city wall with a moat in an abstract form. To the left of it is a small M , which represents the first letter of the city name. To the right of the moat and wall is the city's slogan: Gateway to the Franconian Lake District .

City friendships

Merkendorf maintains friendly relationships with other places in German-speaking countries with the same name. The following places have become the Verein Europäische Merkendorfs e. V. united:

Every two years a meeting takes place in a different Merkendorf to exchange ideas and to carry out sporting and cultural events. In 2010 the city of Merkendorf hosted this meeting.

The association Europäische Merkendorfs e. V. was founded on June 19, 1992 by the Merkendorfs from Middle Franconia, Upper Franconia, Thuringia, Ostholstein and Styria.

Culture, sights and leisure

Merkendorf Town Hall
City church Merkendorf
Tower ruins in Großbreitenbronn

Buildings

The old town lies within the late medieval city ​​wall and has an almost square floor plan with many listed buildings. The late Gothic town church of Our Lady on Schulstrasse dominates. It dates from 1478 and burned out in both the Thirty Years' War and World War II.

The city administration has its seat in the late Gothic town hall on the market square. The building first served as the town hall, then was sold to the local brewery and, after extensive renovation, was used again by the city administration in 1991. The Merkendorfer Krautbrunnen stands in front of the town hall. It was set up in 1991 and is intended to commemorate the time of herb cultivation. The tithe barn is also located on the market square . It served as a granary for the Principality of Ansbach. The office building is right next to it . The bailiff of the Principality of Ansbach had his seat there and administered from there, among other things, many smaller towns, especially in the Gunzenhausen area, as Merkendorf was an important administrative center.

The war memorial in front of the Amtshaus commemorates the fallen soldiers of Merkendorf in the First and Second World Wars. The Steingruberhaus is in the neighborhood of the Zehntscheune on Schulstrasse. It was built by Johann David Steingruber as an office building and now serves the city of Merkendorf for representative purposes. A little further north, also on Schulstrasse, are the first and second rectory . The baroque buildings served the originally two pastors of the Merkendorf parish as residential buildings. The parish apartment and the parish office are located in the first rectory. The parish diacon's apartment and rooms for the local diaconal station are located in the second rectory.

The old town begins at the Upper Gate . It is a baroque gate from the late Middle Ages, like the Lower Gate at the southern end of the old town. Both gates are in the main street . Next to the lower gate on the corner of Hauptstrasse and Ringstrasse is the gate guard house , one of the city's three original gate guard houses. The paving duty was levied there from 1573 to 1935. The eastern boundary of the old town is the Taschentor in Adlerstrasse. It is also a Baroque-style gateway from the late Middle Ages. A water-filled city moat runs from the lower gate to the city wall tower at Gerberstrasse 3a. Originally this ditch ran around the entire city fortifications.

In Großbreitenbronn there is a ruined tower that belonged to the Briccius Chapel, consecrated in 1187.

Museums

The Heimat- und Krautlandmuseum in the tithe barn on the market square was founded in 1993 by the Merkendorf u. Around 1949 e. V. launched. It shows a cross-section of the living and working world of a small arable town and school life from the beginning of the 20th century to long-term herb cultivation.

The Bürger- und Trachtenstube around 1900 on Adlerstrasse, a branch of the local history museum, was opened in 2008. Many old Franconian and Merkendorf traditional costumes are exhibited there, which were worn on different occasions, for example for the baptism of children and at the funeral service.

Regular events

The traditional Merkendorfer Kirchweih is celebrated on the first weekend in September. The amusement park in the old town is open from Friday to Monday. The restaurateurs start the parish fair on Tuesday with dishes made with Merkendorfer cabbage .

Every year in September in Merkendorf Remember Dorfer Herb week instead of the note Dorfer Herb Queen. In the Heglau part of the municipality, the herb festival is celebrated on the third Sunday in September .

Every year with an even number, the Merkendorf Old Town Festival takes place in July. In addition to an entertainment program, old crafts are demonstrated there.

The Merkendorf Summer Academy has been taking place since 2002 at the beginning of August , to which many amateur artists come to Merkendorf's old town. Sculpture , watercolor and letterpress technique courses are offered .

Culinary specialties

The Merkendorf herb has been known in Franconia and neighboring Württemberg since it was cultivated . Franconian sausages with Merkendorf sauerkraut are popular at festivals in Merkendorf.

Sports clubs and sports facilities

There are two sports clubs in the city, the Turn- und Sportverein Merkendorf 1914 e. V. and the shooting club Merkendorf 1881 e. V.

The teams of TSV Merkendorf play in the district of Nuremberg / Frankenhöhe, the shooting groups of SV Merkendorf in the Schützengau Hesselberg.

TSV Merkendorf offers fistball , soccer , gymnastics and fitness , tennis , table tennis , gymnastics and volleyball . The teams play in the district leagues and district classes of the respective sports. In addition to the sports facility with grass pitches and table tennis tables, the club also maintains a further grass soccer field on which the young soccer players train.

The city's Weißbachmühle natural outdoor pool consists of a swimming pond and a non-swimmer pool. The school gymnasium is used for adult education courses and school sports lessons.

Economy and Infrastructure

Triesdorf train station

traffic

Merkendorf is on federal highway 13 and close to federal freeway 6 (junction 52 Ansbach). In the hamlet of Triesdorf station has Merkendorf with the station Triesdorf Following the Treuchtlingen-Würzburg railway . There are also public transport buses of the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association (VGN) and school buses to Ansbach, Heilsbronn, Mitteleschenbach, Neuendettelsau, Windsbach and Wolframs-Eschenbach.

The cycle and long-distance hiking trails European watershed , Krautland cycle path , Der Seenländer , Altmühltal cycle path and two-city path Merkendorf – Wolframs-Eschenbach run through the urban area .

See also the list of street names in Merkendorf (Middle Franconia)

Agriculture

The area around Merkendorf is known as Franconian Krautland because of the centuries of cultivation of vegetable cabbage . The sandy soils around Merkendorf make herb cultivation possible. Recently, the herb has been replaced by the mass cultivation of maize for biogas plants . There are several biogas plants in the Merkendorf urban area.

Merkendorfer Krautland

The area around the town of Merkendorf has demonstrably been heavily influenced by herb cultivation since the Thirty Years War. The brown-colored, loamy sand soil, created by the weathering of bubble sandstone , favored the cultivation of herbs. The Krautland, which existed until the 1970s, included Merkendorf, the villages Wolframs-Eschenbach, Biederbach , Reutern , Gerbersdorf, Großbreitenbronn, Heglau, Hirschlach, Kleinbreitenbronn, Weidenbach and Leidendorf . The area covered approx. 180 hectares and was one of the larger growing areas for white cabbage in Bavaria. By selling the herb in the royal seat of Ansbach to the margrave's court, to Württemberg (in the 17th century) and to the weekly markets in Ansbach and Gunzenhausen (in the 20th century), it brought the small town a certain level of prosperity and supraregional fame. In the 20th century, the herb was driven to Triesdorf train station in large handcarts, where it was loaded and transported to Ansbach and Gunzenhausen. But the cabbage wagons themselves also drove to the markets in Triesdorf , Ansbach, Gunzenhausen, Weißenburg , Spalt and Schwabach , where they were lined up in long lines.

Social facilities

Educational institutions

The Evangelical Lutheran parish of Merkendorf is the sponsor of the two kindergartens Pusteblume (formerly Am Grenzbuck ) in the street Am Grenzbuck with 67 children (status: 2014) and Weidachstrolche (formerly Im Weidach ) in the Lindenstraße with 51 children (status: 2014). In Bammersdorfer Straße there is a primary school (Merkendorf elementary school) with 90 students (as of 2014).

Banks

In the city there is a branch of the VR-Bank Mittelfranken West eG and the Sparkasse Gunzenhausen .

Established businesses

The largest employer in the city is the biogas plant manufacturer agriKomp , after Glaswerke Arnold filed for bankruptcy for the Merkendorf plant in 2014. In 1993, the glass works moved from Gunzenhausen to Neuseser Straße to Merkendorf. Since 2005, have medium-sized companies, which deal with renewable energy sources, mainly biogas plant technology in the industrial area energy park established, which is on the B 13th The main sector of the large Merkendorf companies is in the construction of biogas systems and solar systems .

In addition to the centuries-old herb cultivation, beer was brewed in the town of Merkendorf for a long time . Two of the three former breweries closed before the First World War; the Hellein brewery (called Vorderer Hellein ) kept operations going until 1965. The other two breweries were the Hintere Hellein and the Grünbaumwirt .

Renewable energy

Merkendorf began in 2005 with the development of the industrial park Energy Park self-sufficiency in electricity from renewable energy sources. In 2013, the degree of self-sufficiency with electrical energy was 265%. The added value from the feed-in tariff was thus 3 million euros. The city has received several awards for its great commitment to the generation of alternative energy, and in 2009 it became a climate protection municipality . In addition to a high density of biogas plants, there is an open-space photovoltaic system near Bammersdorf and a small hydropower plant in the urban area.

media

The regional daily newspapers Fränkische Landeszeitung for the district of Ansbach and the Altmühl-Bote for the old district of Gunzenhausen appear in the area of ​​the town of Merkendorf . Every last Thursday of the month the municipal official gazette is published . The weekly newspapers WiB , Wochenanzeiger , WZ Ansbach , StadtZeitung Weißenburg and the fortnightly Habewind News from Neuendettelsau are distributed free of charge to every household. Three times a year, every Protestant household receives the joint parish letter from the Protestant parishes of Merkendorf-Wolframs-Eschenbach and Hirschlach free of charge .

Public facilities

The registry office is located in the town hall. The registrar is the first mayor, who is appointed by the city council. As municipal facilities under municipal sponsorship there is a recycling center and a central sewage treatment plant. The garbage collection as well as the water and electricity supply are carried out by private companies.

Personalities

Honorary citizen of the city of Merkendorf

  • Leonhardt Weger (†, long-time community treasurer; honorary citizen since 1919)
  • Karl Preis (†, pastor from 1915 to 1930; honorary citizen since 1930)
  • Adolf Kirsch (†, church councilor , parish priest from 1931 to 1940; honorary citizen since 1949)
  • Margarete Weglehner (†, founder)
  • Max Auernhammer (†, main teacher and headmaster, organist)
  • Ernst Klar (†, graduate engineer , factory owner; honorary citizen since 1986)
  • Heinrich Helmreich (†, Mayor from 1966 to 1984)
  • Karl Huber (Mayor from 1984 to 2002; honorary citizen since 2011)

Personalities related to the city of Merkendorf

Movie

  • Former purveyors to the court - the Merkendorfer herb farmers , documentation by Gabriele Mooser, 2008.

literature

Monographs

  • Wilhelm Koch and Heinrich Helmreich: Merkendorf - historic small town in the Franconian Lake District. Published by the City of Merkendorf in 1988.
  • Heinrich Helmreich: Merkendorf 1945 - 50 years later - contemporary witnesses remember. Publisher Heimatverein Merkendorf 1995.
  • Wilhelm Koch: 600 years of the city of Merkendorf 1398–1998. Published by the City of Merkendorf in 1998.
  • Wilhelm Koch: War and Peace - Merkendorf 1944–1949. Published by the City of Merkendorf 2006.
  • Wilhelm Koch: Merkendorfer herb in the past and present. Published by the City of Merkendorf 2008.

Articles and essays

Web links

Commons : Merkendorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Merkendorf , in: Georg Muck: History of Heilsbronn Monastery , Volume 2  - Sources and full texts
Wiktionary: Merkendorf  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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. ↑ Mayor of the City of Merkendorf on merkendorf.de, accessed on May 5, 2020
  3. ^ A b Wilhelm Koch, Heinrich Helmreich: The municipal area reform. In: Merkendorf - historic small town in the Franconian Lake District. Merkendorf 1988, pp. 104-108.
  4. ↑ Tourism and leisure on merkendorf.de, accessed on June 7, 2020
  5. ^ History of herb cultivation in Merkendorfer Land on merkendorf.de, accessed on November 16, 2013
  6. ↑ Regional Planning Association on region-westmittelfranken.de, accessed on November 16, 2013
  7. ^ Wilhelm Koch, Heinrich Helmreich: The area around Merkendorf in prehistoric times. In: Merkendorf - historic small town in the Franconian Lake District. Merkendorf 1988, p. 12ff.
  8. ↑ Landscape and nature conservation. In: 800 years Hirschlach-Neuses 1208–2008. Published by Stadt Merkendorf, 2008, p. 125ff.
  9. ↑ Merkendorf municipality in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on September 16, 2019.
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  11. ↑ Information flyer “Merkendorf Local History Museum in the Zehntscheune on the market square”. Publisher: Heimatverein Merkendorf e. V. and City of Merkendorf 2011.
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