Geckenau
Geckenau
community Bastheim
Coordinates: 50 ° 23 ′ 31 ″ N , 10 ° 12 ′ 26 ″ E
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Residents : | 109 (December 31, 2008) | |
Postal code : | 97654 | |
Area code : | 09773 | |
Location of Geckenau in Bavaria |
Geckenau is a village in Besengau and a district of Bastheim in the Lower Franconian district of Rhön-Grabfeld .
geography
Geckenau is located in the Bastheim district in the Els valley at the mouth of the Braidbach . The Franconian Marienweg leads through Geckenau .
history
The village was depopulated in 1285.
Culture
The renovated Dickasmühle from 1716 with an impressive half-timbered structure and old mill wheel as well as the vaulted bridge over the Elsbach (around 1797/98) are well worth seeing . In addition, a Real - shrine of 1617 important.
The only local association is the volunteer fire brigade .
literature
- Josef Dünninger, Bernhard Schemmel: wayside shrines and torture in Franconia , Stürtz Verlag Würzburg, 1970, ISBN 3-8003-0046-X
- Heinrich Mehl: Franconian wayside shrines in Rhön and Grabfeld , Echter Verlag Würzburg, 1978; ISBN 3-429-00538-8 ;
Web links
- Geckenau in the location database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library
- The district of Geckenau. Bastheim parish, accessed on May 27, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Geckenau district. Bastheim parish, accessed on May 27, 2020 .