Förmitz (Schwarzenbach an der Saale)

Formitz City of Schwarzenbach an der Saale Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′ 57 ″  N , 11 ° 53 ′ 54 ″  E
Postal code :	95126
Area code :	09284

View of the town center

Förmitz is a district of Schwarzenbach an der Saale in the Upper Franconian district of Hof .

The place is at the foot of the Waldstein , connecting roads lead to Albertsreuth , Götzmannsgrün and Hallerstein . At the place the Förmitz flows into the reservoir of the Förmitztalsperre. Two stable houses are architectural monuments . In Förmitz there were two mills, called the Upper and Lower Mill. The lower mill was a flour mill that belonged to the Hallerstein rule in 1490 and was incorporated into the village in 1778. It was demolished in 1976. The Obere Förmitzer Mühle was in operation as a grain and cutting mill from the 15th century until 1934/35.

literature

• Hans Bucka , Oskar Heland : The stone crosses and cross stones in the district of Hof and in the city of Hof . Hof 1986. p. 51.
• Werner Dengler: Hallerstein and Förmitz - The land map as the basis for local history . Bayreuth 2012.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilfried Kluge: Mills in Münchberg and in the old district of Münchberg . In Münchberg - Contributions to City History , Volume 2, Münchberg 1998, pp. 143, 145, ISBN 978-3938463024