Großgarnstadt
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Großgarnstadt
Community Ebersdorf bei Coburg
Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 26 ″ N , 11 ° 4 ′ 32 ″ E
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| Height : | 363 m |
| Area : | 6.79 km² |
| Residents : | 670 (Jun 30, 2007) |
| Population density : | 99 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | April 1, 1971 |
| Postal code : | 96237 |
| Area code : | 09562 |
Großgarnstadt is a district of the municipality of Ebersdorf bei Coburg in Upper Franconia (Bavaria) and has around 670 inhabitants.
geography
The core of the cluster village lies in a hollow through which the Schneybach flows. It is characterized by curved streets where gable and eaves buildings alternate. Large courtyards with two-storey former residential stables and steep pitched roofs are typical.
history
The first documentary mention was in 1225 as "Garnstat major". However, there are archaeological studies that show that as early as around 800 BC In the younger urn field times there was a settlement on the parish hill. In the Protestant parish hall in Großgarnstadt you can see old town plans with a moated castle and a lake. In 1632 large parts of the village were burned down by the troops of Wallenstein during the Thirty Years' War . The reconstruction of the parish church lasted until the beginning of the 18th century.
In 1925 Großgarnstadt had 441 inhabitants, 440 of whom were Protestants, and 88 residential buildings. 1950 lived in the place 659 people. In 1962 the Catholic Church of St. Nicholas was consecrated.
On April 1, 1971, Großgarnstadt with 638 inhabitants was incorporated into Ebersdorf near Coburg.
Großgarnstadt has ten agricultural businesses (as of 2010: seven full-time and three part-time businesses). In addition, the place has 34 companies in industry and commerce and 14 companies in other areas.
Development of the place name
- 1225: Garnstat major,
- 1291: Garnstatt maius,
- 1340: Grossengarnstatt
Name interpretation
- stat = home of the "yarn" = "Garo" = Garibert, Garibald, Garimer
- Goornstat = the place on the Goorn or Geern = Gehre / Winkel, since two ancient trade routes met between the big and the small town.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Walter Schneier: The Coburg country. 2nd edition, Coburg 1990. p. 183
- ^ Localities directory for the Free State of Bavaria, based on the census of June 16, 1925 and the territorial status of January 1, 1928, Munich, 1928, p. 1053
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 441 .
- ↑ 24th competition 2010 to 2013 "Our village has a future - our village should be more beautiful", final report of the evaluation committee for the administrative region of Upper Franconia in the anniversary year 2011