Föritztal
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Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ' N , 11 ° 15' E |
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Thuringia | |
| County : | Sonneberg | |
| Height : | 630 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 98.5 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 8741 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 89 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postcodes : | 96524 | |
| Primaries : | 03675, 036764, 036761 | |
| License plate : | SON, NH | |
| Community key : | 16 0 72 024 | |
| Community structure: | 19 districts | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Schierschnitzer Strasse 9 96524 Föritztal OT Neuhaus-Schierschnitz |
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| Mayor : | Andreas Meusel ( CDU ) | |
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Föritztal is a community in the district of Sonneberg in the Franconian south of the Free State of Thuringia , which was formed on July 6, 2018 by the merger of the communities of Föritz , Judenbach and Neuhaus-Schierschnitz . It is named after the Föritz , a tributary of the Steinach .
geography
Neighboring communities
Neighboring communities are, clockwise, starting in the north: Sonneberg , Tettau , Pressig , Stockheim , Mitwitz and Neustadt bei Coburg .
Community structure
The community is divided into the districts of Eichitz , Föritz , Gefell , Heinersdorf , Heubisch , Jagdshof , Judenbach , Lindenberg , Mogger , Mönchsberg , Mupperg , Neuenbau , Neuhaus-Schierschnitz (with Buch , Gessendorf , Mark , Neuhaus and Schierschnitz ), Oerlsdorf , Rotheul , Rottmar , Schwärzdorf , Sichelreuth and Weidhausen .
history
As part of the Thuringia municipal reform in 2018 , the municipalities of Föritz, Judenbach and Neuhaus-Schierschnitz decided to voluntarily merge municipalities in 2016. This was passed on June 21, 2018 within the framework of the Thuringian law on the voluntary restructuring of municipalities belonging to the district in 2018 (ThürGNGG 2018) by the Thuringian state parliament . The law was published on July 5, 2018 in the Law and Ordinance Gazette of the Free State of Thuringia and came into force the following day.
politics
(Föritz, Judenbach and Neuhaus-Schierschnitz together)
On October 28, 2018, the first councilor and mayor of the municipality of Föritztal was elected. Until then, the state representative of the district of Sonneberg for the municipality of Föritztal - Wolfgang Scheler - led the business of the municipality and the three municipal councils of the former municipalities met together.
Municipal council
Distribution of seats in the previous municipal councils of Föritztal:
| List name | 1 2014 | 2018 | |
| CDU | 23 | 7th | |
| DIE LINKE - GS 2 | 12 | 5 | |
| SPD | 5 | 3 | |
| AfD | nk | 3 | |
| FW | 3 | 2 | |
| FDP | 1 | 2 | |
| IFw 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| BiJ 4 | 1 | nk | |
| total | 46 | 22nd |
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mayor
Andreas Meusel (CDU) was elected the first mayor of Föritztal with 95.8% of the vote. He prevailed as the only candidate in the first round.
- Neuenbau: Rüdiger Scholz (non-party) 95.2%
(As of: local election on May 26, 2019 )
traffic
The federal highway 89 runs in the southern part of the municipality and the federal highway 4 runs along the southwestern edge . Various state and district roads open up the remaining parts of the community. Föritz and Neuhaus-Schierschnitz had a rail connection on the Sonneberg – Stockheim line until 1946 . The Ebersdorf b.Coburg – Neustadt b.Coburg railway ran through Heubisch and Mupperg until 1945 ; Heinersdorf was connected to the Pressig-Rothenkirchen – Tettau railway until 1952 and had a stopping point. All railway connections were interrupted by the inner-German border and not rebuilt.
logo
The municipality of Föritztal has had a logo since it was founded . The logo is designed as a word and image mark and forms the basis of the corporate design. It shows the stylized Thuringian Forest in various shades of green and the Föritz river in blue; the lettering föritztal. in black color completes the design by the local designer Jens Kaufmann. The municipality of Föritztal does not yet have a coat of arms.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Föritztal
- Information about Föritztal on the website of the Föritz fire department
Individual evidence
- ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics ( help on this ).
- ↑ Change of postcode and street name. foeritztal.de, July 15, 2019, accessed on August 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Thuringian law on the voluntary restructuring of municipalities belonging to the district in 2018 (ThürGNGG 2018). (PDF) Law and Ordinance Gazette Thuringia, p. 273ff., August 2018. Accessed on November 22, 2018 .
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↑ a b 2014 local elections in Föritz. Retrieved August 22, 2018 . 2014 municipal elections in Judenbach. Retrieved August 22, 2018 . 2014 local elections in Neuhaus-Schierschnitz. Retrieved August 22, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Local election 2018 in Föritztal. (PDF) Retrieved October 29, 2018 .
- ↑ "Föritztalkurier" Official Gazette of the municipality Föritztal no. 1/2018. (PDF) page 2ff. August 1, 2018, accessed August 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Mayoral election 2018 in Föritztal. Retrieved November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Election of the district mayor 2019 in Neuenbau. Retrieved May 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Logo of the municipality of Föritztal. Föritztal municipality, July 1, 2018, accessed on November 22, 2018 .
Föritztal | Frankenblick | Goldisthal | Lauscha | Neuhaus am Rennweg | Schalkau | Sonneberg | Steinach