Bindlach
Bindlach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bindlach  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Bayreuth |
| Subdivisions | 7 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hermann Hübner (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.60 km2 (14.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,330 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95463 |
| Dialling codes | 09208 |
| Vehicle registration | BT |
| Website | www.bindlach.de |
Bindlach is a town in the district of Bayreuth in Upper Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. The town is adjacent just north of the town of Bayreuth. The population count of December 2006 was 7197 inhabitants.
History
The name Bindlach ist derived from the Slavic Pnetluky containing the verb tlouki which means "to chop". Thus Bindlach can be translated with "Village of the people chopping trunks"[2] as the village is situated in an area rich with woods and a clearance had to be created prior to settlement.
Archaeological excavations have produced Celtic leftovers as well as remains from the Urnfield culture and the Bronze Age giving proof of settlement as early as 1300 bc.
The first official mentioning in modern times occured in a private charter [3] on April 6. 1178 as bintlvke.
Being part of the Prussian Principality of Bayreuth, Bindlach had to be ceded to France in 1807 following the Treaties of Tilsit. In 1810 it became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Todays town was formed in 1818.
Culture
Bindlach's protestant church St. Bartholomew was built in gothic style between 1766 and 1768 by Carl Phillip von Gontard and Rudolf Heinrich Richter. The altar with integrated pulpit and the organ are of extraordinary beauty.
Infrastructure
Bindlach is situated at the railroad line fron Bayreuth to Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg and is served by local trains. The Autobahn A9 crosses through Bindlach at the western edge of the old part of the town, separating it from the newer parts built in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Bundesstraße 2 runs though the old part of the town linking Bayreuth and Bad Berneck. Bayreuth Airport is on top of the hills on the eastern side of town; despite the name on Bindlach territory.
Military
Overlooking Bindlach from the east, a large American military base was maintained on top of the hills east of Bindlach. Its official name was Christensen Barracks but it was jocularly called The Rock by the personal stationed there. The main function of the base was securing the borders to the GDR and Czechoslovakia, both borders being only 70 Km (43 mls) away. Rumours had it that Bindlach also functioned as a sort of penal camp for soldiers tried for misdemeanors. The border patrol job was not preferred as it was potentially dangerous. The base closed down in the early 90s after German reunification and the opening of the borders to the east.
Sources
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
- ^ Haas, Helmut: Bindlacher Chronik, Bindlach 1983, herausgegeben von der Gemeinde Bindlach anlässlich der Rathauseinweihung im Jahre 1983 und der 800-Jahr-Feier.
- ^ Urkunde HU Bamberg 335 - Hauptstaatsarchiv München
Weblinks
- Bindlach's official Homepage
- History of Bindlacher Berg, the former site of the American military base
- Private Homepage about Bindlach, mostly German text
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