Alfalter

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Alfalter
Municipality of Vorra
Coordinates: 49 ° 32 ′ 23 "  N , 11 ° 28 ′ 4"  E
Height : 360 m
Residents : 287  (Apr 30, 2018)
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 91247
Area code : 09152
Church of St. Catherine in Alfalter (Vorra)
Church of St. Catherine in Alfalter (Vorra)

The church village Alfalter is a district of the municipality Vorra in the district of Nürnberger Land in Middle Franconia (Free State of Bavaria ).

geography

location

The place is on the state road 2162 and on the railway line Nuremberg - Bayreuth in the transition between the Upper and Middle Pegnitztal .

Neighboring places

The neighboring towns of Alfalter are (starting in the north clockwise): Düsselbach , Eschenbach , Kleinviehberg , Großviehberg and Kleedorf .

geology

Alfalter is located in the Hersbrucker Alb . Geologically, the Hersbrucker Alb belongs to the Northern Franconian Alb . In the characteristic Jura landscape of the place, the geological layers of the White Jura (Malm) form the highest peaks. In the west, in addition to the Hartmannshof formation, the Frankenalb formation and the Treuchtlingen formation of the White Jura occur. Layers of the Brown Jurassic (Dogger) emerge under the Malm. The Pegnitz valley widens in Alfalter and the Quaternary valley fillings shape the wide valley landscape.

climate

The place is located in the cool, temperate climate zone and has a humid climate . Alfalter is located in the transition area between the humid Atlantic and the dry continental climate . After the climate classification of   Köppen / Geiger Alfalter belongs to the temperate warm rainy climate (Cfb climate). The mean air temperature of the warmest month remains below 22 ° C and that of the coldest month above -3 ° C.

history

Alfalter (1760)

Place name

The place name is derived from the noble family of the Lords of Affaltern.

Church of St. Catherine

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Katharina is located in the center of Alfalter. In 1449 the church was built as a chapel for St. Catherine . The massive choir tower dates from the middle of the 15th century and has a pyramid roof from 1616. The nave was rebuilt in 1701–1702 and stuccoed in 1761–1762. The church is framed by a limestone churchyard wall.

Incorporations

Alfalter acquired the imperial city of Nuremberg in 1504. On January 1, 1972, the previously independent municipality of Alfalter was incorporated into Vorra.

population

In 2018 there were 287 inhabitants in Alfalter.

Infrastructure

  • There has been a volunteer fire brigade since 1871, which has also organized the village church fair since 1991.

literature

  • Nuremberg country . Karl Pfeiffer's Buchdruckerei und Verlag, Hersbruck 1993. ISBN 3-9800386-5-3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Vorra (accessed on September 9, 2018).
  2. ↑ a b Alfalter. Vorra municipality, accessed on September 9, 2018 .
  3. ↑ BayernAtlas: Administrative boundaries - municipalities, administrative communities, municipality-free areas. State Office for Digitization, Broadband and Surveying, accessed on September 9, 2018 .
  4. ^ Bayernatlas: Digital geological map of Bavaria 1: 25,000 (dGK25). LfU (Bavarian State Office for the Environment), accessed on September 9, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Climate & weather in Vorra. AM Online Projects - Alexander Merkel, accessed on September 9, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Robert Giersch, Andreas Schlunk, Berthold Frhr. von Haller: Castles and mansions in the Nuremberg countryside . Ed .: Altnürnberger Landschaft eV Self-published by the Altnürnberger Landschaft eV, Lauf an der Pegnitz 2006, ISBN 978-3-00-020677-1 , p. 15th f .
  7. ↑ Alfalter. Evangelical Luth. Parishes of Artelshofen, Vorra and Alfalter, accessed on September 10, 2018 .
  8. ↑ List of monuments: Administrative region Middle Franconia, Nürnberger Land Vorra. Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, July 3, 2018, accessed on September 9, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Prev. In: Handbook of the Bavarian offices, municipalities and courts. House of Bavarian History, accessed on September 9, 2018 .
  10. ↑ The coat of arms of Vorra. Vorra municipality, accessed on September 9, 2018 .
  11. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 481 .

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