Althausen (Münnerstadt)

Althausen City of Münnerstadt Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 53 ″  N , 10 ° 13 ′ 49 ″  E
Height :	248  (242-265)  m
Residents :	200
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	97702
Area code :	09733
Location of Althausen in Bavaria

Althausen is a district of Münnerstadt in the Lower Franconian district of Bad Kissingen , Bavaria .

Geographical location

The place is three kilometers east of Münnerstadt an der Lauer .

State roads 2281 and  2282 meet on the outskirts . The St 2281 leads south to Poppenlauer . The St 2282 leads west to Münnerstadt and east to Brno .

In addition, the federal highway 71 runs west of Althausen in a north-south direction.

history

The district was first mentioned in 803 with the name Atihuson . Archaeological finds from the Hallstatt period , however, show that settlement was much earlier. In the Middle Ages there must have been a castle in the village ( Burg Althausen ). During the Thirty Years War , Althausen was devastated by the Swedes.

The Church of St. Cyriakus was built around 1750. A schoolhouse followed in 1839.

On January 1, 1972, Althausen was incorporated into Münnerstadt.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 427 .

Web links

Commons : Althausen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Althausen at www.muennerstadt.de