Eichelsee (Gaukönigshofen)
Eichelsee is a district of the community Gaukönigshofen in the southern part of the district of Würzburg in Bavaria and has 315 inhabitants (as of 2010) and an area of 403 hectares. It is one of the villages in the Ochsenfurt Gau .
history
Eichelsee lies in a gentle hollow on the course of the Thierbach in the fertile Ochsenfurt Gau. Old place names were Eslichsheim , Eschlichesheim , Eicholuesheim and Eigelsheim (still 1748). The place name is not derived from an oak or a lake. In Eichel a Frankish proper name echoes, while see is only the dialect spelling for home .
The first written mention dates from the year 1101, when an Adelold donated goods in Eicholuesheim to the St. Peter monastery in Würzburg . The Haug Abbey in Würzburg in Eichelsee was already wealthy in 1234. The provost of Haug Abbey remained the village lord until 1803.
From 1814 to 1862 Eichelsee belonged to the district court of Ochsenfurt , from 1862 to 1972 to the district of Ochsenfurt . On April 1, 1975, the political community was dissolved and incorporated into the community of Gaukönigshofen.
For centuries agriculture determined life in the village. This only changed after the Second World War. Today only about a quarter of the 23 agricultural properties are run as full-time businesses. The vast majority of the population are employees.
Events
Every year on May 1st, the traditional May celebration takes place on the village square. It is musically framed by the Thierbach musicians Eichelsee and Franconian folk dances are performed.
The summer night festival takes place on the last weekend in July every year. A specialty are the poster pictures for this festival, which are made as hand-colored linocuts . So far 40 such poster pictures have been produced. Gerhard Schwarz has been the source of ideas and poster designer since 1970.
During the Christmas season, the Eichelsee youth invites to amateur theater every year . The youngsters usually play a cheerful comedy here . The Eichelsee Theater has been attracting many visitors from the surrounding area since its first appearance in 1956.
2006 saw the 125th anniversary of the Eichelsee Volunteer Fire Brigade from July 28th to 31st .
Individual evidence
- ^ 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, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 755 .
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Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ' N , 10 ° 2' E