Gerach (Upper Franconia)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′  N , 10 ° 48 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Franconia
County :	Bamberg
Management Community :	Baunach
Height :	276 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.78 km 2
Residents:	960 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	123 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	96161
Area code :	09544
License plate :	BA
Community key :	09 4 71 133
Community structure:	3 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Bamberger Str. 1 96148 Baunach
Website :	www.gerach.de
Mayor :	Sascha Günther ( CSU )
Location of the municipality of Gerach in the Bamberg district

Gerach is a municipality in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg . It is located in the Haßberge Nature Park about 20 km north of Bamberg and about ten kilometers south of Ebern .

geography

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are Rentweinsdorf ( Haßberge district ), Reckendorf and Baunach (both Bamberg district ), starting from the north and clockwise .

Community structure

Gerach is divided into three districts (as of July 3, 2019):

• Gerach (935 inhabitants)
• Mauschendorf (68)
• Laimbachsmühle (4)

history

Until the church is planted

Gerach was first mentioned in a document on March 10, 1396. The settlement itself is probably considerably older. In numerous sales and donations, Gerach passed through many hands in the following centuries and at times belonged to the Lords of Schaumburg and von Rotenhan . In 1750 the place became the property of the Prince Diocese of Bamberg . As part of the Bamberg bishopric, Gerach fell to Bavaria during the secularization of 1803. When the borders were adjusted, it was left to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg in 1810 , with whom it finally fell back to Bavaria in 1814.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the municipality grew from 941 to 966 by 25 inhabitants or 2.7%.

year Residents 1961 796 1971 905 1987 927 1989 962 1991 957 1993 965 1994 954 1995 967 1996 1000 1997 1007

year Residents 1998 998 1999 1019 2000 1018 2001 1014 2002 1000 2003 1010 2004 996 2005 996 2006 1012 2007 1005

year Residents 2008 983 2009 979 2010 968 2011 966 2012 958 2013 946 2014 911 2015 925 2016 933 2017 965 2018 966

religion

According to the census on May 9, 2011, 81.6% of the population are Roman Catholic and 9.0% Evangelical Lutheran. 9.4% have another religion or are non-denominational.

politics

The community is a member of the Baunach administrative community .

mayor

Mayor has been Sascha Günther (CSU) since May 1, 2020 , who prevailed against Gerhard Ellner ( SPD ) , who has been in office for twelve years, in a runoff election with 63.05% of the votes. Ellner, in turn, prevailed in the runoff election in 2008 with 69.9% of the votes against his challenger Gerhard Wölflein ( CSU ) and was confirmed in office in 2014 by an opposing candidate with 67.22% of the votes. Ellner's predecessor was Gunther Stegner (CSU).

Municipal council

The local elections in 1996, 2002, 2008 and 2014 led to the following allocation of seats in the local council:

	1996	2002	2008	2014
CSU	3	5	4th	5
UWG	2	4th	5	4th
SPD	2	3	3	3
CW	1	-	-	-
total	8th	12	12	12

coat of arms

	Blazon : “Split by black and silver; in front a golden rooster turned to the left, in the back a five-pointed red star above a sloping red wavy bar. " The local coat of arms reminds of the noble von Rotenhan family , owners of the village from the 15th to the 18th century. At the same time, the rooster is the symbol of St. Vitus , to whom the local Catholic Church is consecrated.

Attractions

The late Romanesque church of St. Vitus is one of the oldest churches in Franconia and partly dates from the 12th century. A relief on the church door depicts the martyr Vitus praying in a kettle of hot oil. There is a war memorial on the forecourt of the church.

Historic half-timbered houses , stone crosses and rock cellars in the sandstone hill can be seen on a tour of the village . In the district of Mauschendorf is the listed restaurant Zur Jägersruh , one of the oldest in the district.

The main town of Gerach took part in the competition Our village should be more beautiful several times .

See also : List of architectural monuments in Gerach

Voluntary fire brigades

• Gerach-Mauschendorf volunteer fire department

literature

• Adelheid Waschka: Chronicle of the community Gerach in the Laimbachtal . Municipality of Gerach (Ed.), Gerach 2018, ISBN 978-3-935302-05-0

Web links

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

• [Local government]
• Gerach (Upper Franconia): Official statistics of the LfStat (PDF; 1.24 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ↑ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html?val=1114&attr=590&modus=automat&tempus=20100828/153306&hodie=20100828/182255
3. ↑ https://www.gerach.de/leben-wohnen/ortsteile/
4. ↑ Town Hall & Administration. Gerach municipality, accessed on July 18, 2020 . 
5. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Gerach (Upper Franconia)  in the database of the House of Bavarian History