Gefell (Föritztal)

Fell community Föritztal Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 52 ″ N , 11 ° 12 ′ 27 ″ E
Height :	344 m above sea level NN
Incorporation :	June 30, 1994
Incorporated into:	Foeritz
Postal code :	96524
Area code :	036764
	Evangelical Lutheran Nicholas Church

Gefell is a part of the municipality of Föritztal in the district of Sonneberg in Thuringia .

location

Gefell lies on the Föritz water , like Rottmar and Föritz themselves in the hilly country of the Oberlinder plain, near the border with Bavaria . The federal road 89 and the district road 29 open up the area for traffic.

history

In 1162 and 1182, Gefell was first mentioned in a document. The Nikolaus Church of Gefell is located on a hill and is surrounded by a curtain wall that dates back to the 16th century. On July 1, 1950, the previously independent municipality of Rottmar was incorporated. In 1994 the place became part of the municipality of Föritz, which in turn merged with two other municipalities on July 6, 2018 to form the new municipality of Föritztal.

dialect

Itzgründisch , a Main Franconian dialect, is spoken in Gefell .

Individual evidence

^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 85.
↑ Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces. Jenzig-Verlag Köhler, Jena 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 107.

Web links

Commons : Gefell (Föritz) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Gefell on the website of the municipality of Föritztal

[1] Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 85.

[2] Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces. Jenzig-Verlag Köhler, Jena 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 107.