Bojendorf

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Bojendorf
Wattendorf municipality
Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 39 ″  N , 11 ° 10 ′ 39 ″  E
Height : 480  (479-490)  m
Residents : 157
Incorporation : May 1, 1978
Buoyendorf seen from the west
The church of Bojendorf in the town center, south view (front)

Bojendorf is the third largest municipality in Wattendorf in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg . 157 people currently live in the village. The village in the Franconian Jura, surrounded by forest and meadows, is at an altitude of 479 to 490 meters.

geography

Neighboring towns are Mosenberg in the northeast, Arnstein in the east, Großziegenfeld in the south (all three of the town of Weismain , Lichtenfels district ), Moraviahüll (municipality of Wattendorf) in the southwest, Rothmannsthal in the west and Eichig in the northwest (both town of Lichtenfels).

history

The first settlement in the area of ​​the village was most likely already in the 9th century. In 1126 Bojendorf was mentioned as "Potechendorf", 1337 as "Pothechendorf", later as "Poichendorf" and "Potichendorf". The area was ruled from 1118 to 1244 by the imperial princes von Arnstein, until 1248 by the dukes of Merania . In 1306 Arnstein and Poichendorf were sold to the Bishop of Bamberg . From the years 13331 the spelling of the place with "Podechendorf" and 1360 as "Poychendorf" is handed down. The name could refer to both the Germanic nickname Poticho and the Slavic name Potecha .

As part of the regional reform in Bavaria , Bojendorf was incorporated into the municipality of Wattendorf on May 1, 1978 . Before that, it had formed its own community with Moraviahüll .


Web links

Commons : Bojendorf  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Bojendorf on the website of the municipality Wattendorf

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wattendorf municipality
  2. ↑ a b c Joachim Andraschke: The desert on the mountains . In: Heimatgeschichtliche Zeitschrift für der Landkreis Lichtenfels , Volume 11 - 2002, Verlag Vom Main zum Jura, Eggolsheim 2002, p. 32
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 673 .