Blankenbach

This article describes the municipality of Blankenbach in Bavaria. For other meanings see Blankenbach (disambiguation)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 4 ′  N , 9 ° 14 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Franconia
County :	Aschaffenburg
Management Community :	Schöllkrippen
Height :	190 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.95 km 2
Residents:	1516 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	383 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	63825
Area code :	06024
License plate :	AB , ALZ
Community key :	09 6 71 113
Community structure:	2 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Untere Au 16 63825 Blankenbach
Website :	www.gemeinde-blankenbach.de
First Mayor :	Matthias Müller ( CSU )
Location of the municipality of Blankenbach in the district of Aschaffenburg

Municipal area with districts of Blankenbach

Catholic branch church St. Kilian and St. Bonifatius

Blankenbach is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Aschaffenburg and a member of the administrative community Schöllkrippen .

geography

Geographical location

The municipality of Blankenbach is located in the Kahlgrund between Schöllkrippen and Mömbris on both sides of the Kahl . The river divides the main town into Groß- and Kleinblankenbach. The topographically highest point of the municipality is located east of Kleinblankenbach at 315  m above sea level. NN (location) , the lowest is on the Kahl near the Flederichsmühle at 182  m above sea level. NN (location) .

Kleinblankenbach is located on the left and south side of the Kahl on the state road 2305 . To the southwest lies the village of Erlenbach . The stream Blankenbach flows through Kleinblankenbach and flows into the Kahl near the train station. The highest and lowest points of the village mark correspond to those of the entire municipality.

Großblankenbach is located on the right and north bank of the Kahl on the AB12 district road, which leads to Krombach . The Krombach stream flows through Großblankenbach . The highest point of the village mark is on Hasselberg , near the Krombacher sports field at 287  m above sea level. NN (location) , the lowest is southwest of the village at 186  m above sea level. NN (location) . The Kahltal-Spessart cycle path and the Franconian Marienweg run through Großblankenbach .

Community structure

There are two districts that correspond to the districts:

Landmark district	Residents	Area (ha)
Großblankenbach	630	165
Kleinblankenbach	913	230
Blankenbach community	1,543	395

There are three places in the districts or districts:

place	Height (m below sea level)	Landmark district
Erlenbach	200	Kleinblankenbach
Großblankenbach	220	Großblankenbach
Kleinblankenbach	200	Kleinblankenbach

Neighboring communities

	community Krombach	Schöllkrippen market
Mömbris market		Community Sommerkahl
	Market Hösbach	Sailauf parish

Surname

The name Blankenbach is derived from the Blankenbach stream of the same name , which flows into the Kahl in Kleinblankenbach. The place is called Bloanggemich in the Kahlgründer dialect .

history

The communities Großblankenbach and Kleinblankenbach belonged to the Alzenau district office , which was formed on July 1, 1862. On January 1, 1939, this became part of the Alzenau district in Lower Franconia .

On January 20, 1966, the communities Großblankenbach and Kleinblankenbach, which were on the right and left of the Kahl , and the village of Erlenbach merged to form the community of Blankenbach. While Großblankenbach used to belong to Count Schönborn, Kleinblankenbach was part of Kurmainz .

With the dissolution of the Alzenau district in Lower Franconia, the Blankenbach community became part of the newly formed Aschaffenburg district on July 1, 1972 .

politics

Local election 2008

Turnout: 68.3%

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

41.8%

29.7%

28.5%

CSU

SPD

FWG

mayor

Mattias Müller (CSU) has been mayor since May 2008; he was elected for a further six years on March 15, 2020 with 93.3% of the vote.

Municipal council

The Blankenbach municipal council has 12 members (excluding the mayor).

Parts of this article seem out of date as of 2014 .
Please help to research and insert the missing information .

	CSU	SPD	FWG	total
2014	7th	3	2	12 seats

(As of: local elections on March 16, 2014 )

coat of arms

Blazon

	Blazon : "A silver wavy strip in red, above a six-spoke silver wheel , below a double-tailed, blue-crowned golden lion , which strides over three lowered silver tips."

Coat of arms history

The municipality of Blankenbach was created in 1966 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities Großblankenbach and Kleinblankenbach, which are on the right and left of the Kahl. The Kahl separates the two places, which is symbolized in the coat of arms by the silver wavy bar, the river formed the border between two domains until the 19th century, Großblankenbach belonged to the rule of the Counts Schönborn, which is indicated in the coat of arms by the lion from the family coat of arms of the Schönborn is represented. These administered the community for the Archdiocese of Würzburg , as indicated by the three silver tips from the Würzburg coat of arms (the Franconian rake ). The six-spoke silver wheel (the Mainz wheel ) indicates the rule of Kurmainz over Kleinblankenbach. With the coat of arms a relational communal emblem was created.

The coat of arms has been used since May 1967.

Sports clubs and sports facilities

TV 1926 Blankenbach is the largest association in the municipality of Blankenbach. Over 700 members participate in the sports of volleyball, soccer, gymnastics and adult fitness.

The Blankenbach tennis club has 3 tennis courts.

Culture and sights

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Blankenbach

Culinary specialties

The Blankenbacher Kelterei and the Blankenbacher Apfelwein are known far beyond the borders of the Kahlgrund and look back on a long tradition.

Economy and Infrastructure

For the lime distillery , which was built on the Kahl – Schöllkrippen railway line after 1900, the material was fetched from the limestone pits of Sommerkahl and Eichenberg using a cable car .

Oddities

A citizen of Kleinblankenbach is said to have come into possession of a forest property through perjury . He couldn't find peace and is supposed to go around there today and scare people with his "Huh, huh, hopp". In the neighboring villages called and called the Blank Bacher with nicknames ( Ortsnecknamen ) "Hämännchen"

Web links

Commons : Blankenbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage
• Blankenbach: Official statistics of the LfStat

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} Blankenbach municipality | Facts & Figures | Population (as of August 19, 2014)
3. ↑ Greetings. Blankenbach community, accessed on May 31, 2020 . 
4. ↑ https://www.freistaat.bayern/dokumente/behoerde/92330937516
5. ↑ ^{a b} BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )
6. ↑ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html ? Anzeige=voll&modus=automat&tempus=[phone]/215704&attr=OBJ&val= 1530
7. ^ 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. 40 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
8. ↑ Reihold Hein (ed.): Kahlgrünner Wörderbuch . M. Kroeber GmbH, Linsengericht 2015, ISBN 978-3-00-051705-1 .
9. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 . Page 418
10. ↑ http://www.wahlen.bayern.de/biz/kowa_g2008.php?g=h&schluessel=671&suchbegriff=6
11. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Blankenbach  in the database of the House of Bavarian History
12. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Blankenbach  in the database of the House of Bavarian History
13. ↑ November 11, 2012 Prima Sunday