Großkrotzenburg
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Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ' N , 8 ° 59' E |
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| State : | Hesse | |
| Administrative region : | Darmstadt | |
| County : | Main-Kinzig district | |
| Height : | 112 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 7.45 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 7521 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 1010 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 63538 | |
| Area code : | 06186 | |
| License plate : | MKK, GN, HU , SLÜ | |
| Community key : | 06 4 35 011 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Bahnhofstrasse 3 63538 Großkrotzenburg |
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| Mayor : | Thorsten Bauroth ( independent ) | |
| Location of the community Großkrotzenburg in the Main-Kinzig district | ||
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The community Großkrotzenburg is located south of Hanau in the Main-Kinzig district , Hesse , directly on the Main .
The Staudinger coal-fired power station with its cooling towers is a landmark in the eastern Rhine-Main area .
geography
Community structure
Großkrotzenburg officially consists of only one district and only one district (Gmk.-Nr. 60906). In total, around ten percent of the municipal area is water. Großkrotzenburg is known for its bathing lake beyond the municipal boundaries.
Neighboring communities
Großkrotzenburg borders in the north on the city of Hanau , in the east on the municipality of Kahl am Main ( district of Aschaffenburg ), in the south and west on the municipality of Hainburg ( district of Offenbach ).
history
Archaeological finds indicate a settlement of the Großkrotzenburg district since prehistory ( Bronze Age , Urnfield Age , Hallstatt Age , La Tène Period ). Around 100 AD the Romans occupied the area and built the Großkrotzenburg fort in what is today the town center . The Roman imperial border, the Limes , came from the north in Großkrotzenburg the Main, which from here marked the further course of the Limes in a southerly direction, until it was initially the Neckar-Odenwald-Limes from Wörth , later as the Upper German Limes from Miltenberg from Main removed again in a southerly direction. The crew of the fort was the Cohors IV Vindelicorum , who was the only one of the auxiliary troops of the Roman military in Upper Germany to produce building bricks on a large scale in a military brick factory.
The hinterland of the Limes on the right bank of the Rhine was abandoned at the latest in AD 259/60 ( Limesfall ) and settled by Alemanni . The remaining population was subjugated by the Franks around 500 and fell around 850 as a gift to the Count of Hesse. At the end of the 10th century, Emperor Otto's daughter Ida gave the place to the collegiate monastery of St. Peter in Mainz (Petrus pen), in whose possession it remained for more than 800 years until secularization.
During the witch hunts between 1628 and 1630, 90 people were victims of the witch trials in Großkrotzenburg : 69 women and 21 men. 81 names have survived. The natural monument Hexeneiche between Großkrotzenburg and Kahl am Main was damaged by a lightning strike on August 7, 1970; the oak, which was proven in the Thirty Years' War, had to be felled on June 8, 1971. A newly planted oak tree and a memorial stone remind of the witch hunts. Information is available in the Großkrotzenburg local history museum.
In historical documents, the place is documented under changing place names over the centuries : Cruzenburch (1175), Crozenburc (1282), Crocenburg trans Mogum (1292) and Gross Crotzenberg (1602).
Großkrotzenburg is one of the small number of 31 municipalities that were not changed in the course of the regional reform in Hesse . The community still consists of a single village and a single district, as it has historically grown.
The former Hessian member of the state parliament Aloys Lenz (CDU) proposed the incorporation of Großkrotzenburg into Hanau in 2018 and is seeking a petition for this. The background to this is that, since the Staudinger power plant was largely shut down, the municipality, as by far the largest business tax payer, has been heavily in debt and, despite tax increases, a balanced budget can no longer be achieved. In addition, Hanau is to leave the Main-Kinzig district in 2021 and Großkrotzenburg would then be an exclave of the Main-Kinzig district with no connection to the rest of the district.
politics
Community representation
The local elections on March 6, 2016 produced the following results, compared to previous local elections:
| Parties and constituencies | % 2016 |
Seats 2016 |
% 2011 |
Seats 2011 |
% 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 28.7 | 7th | 39.0 | 10 | 44.1 | 11 | 35.0 | 9 | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 20.6 | 5 | 29.9 | 7th | 32.0 | 8th | 35.3 | 9 | |
| KG | Krotzebojer Greens | 25.9 | 7th | 20.9 | 5 | 12.2 | 3 | 11.7 | 3 | |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party | 24.8 | 6th | 10.2 | 3 | 11.7 | 3 | 12.1 | 3 | |
| GWG | Großkrotzenburger voter community | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.9 | 1 | |
| total | 100.0 | 25th | 100.0 | 25th | 100.0 | 25th | 100.0 | 25th | ||
| Voter turnout in% | 62.1 | 51.2 | 48.2 | 56.6 | ||||||
mayor
After the Hessian municipal constitution is Mayor Chairman of the Municipal Board , the six volunteers in the community Grosskrotzenburg next to the Mayor Councilor belong. Since July 1, 2016, the mayor has been Thorsten Bauroth, who was elected in the second ballot on March 20, 2016. His directly elected predecessors were
- 1958–1968: Martin Woythal (SPD) (1928–2011)
- 1968–1986: Alfred Rodewald
- 1986–1998: Peter Hochmuth (CDU)
- 1998–2004: Klaus Reuter (independent)
- 2004–2016: Friedhelm Engel (CDU)
- from 2016: Thorsten Bauroth (independent)
badges and flags
coat of arms
The coat of arms consists of two crossed golden keys in front of a red castle wall on a white background. The keys are symbols of the two dioceses of Fulda and Mainz , to which Großkrotzenburg belonged over the years. The red wall represents the Roman past as a fort.
On May 19, 1950, the municipality was granted the right to use a coat of arms by the Hessian State Ministry.
flag
On June 18, 1951, the Hessian State Ministry granted the municipality the right to fly a flag. This shows the municipality's coat of arms on a red and white flag cloth.
Twin cities
Culture and sights
Fort
The preserved part of the Roman fort , which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since summer 2005, is to be mentioned as a sight . It consists of a corner tower, which is considered to be the oldest above-ground Roman structure on this side of the Rhine, and part of the wall of the fort that adjoins the tower. In addition, remains of a Roman bridge were found on and in the Main, which is also indicated by a small model of this bridge on the banks of the Main. The outlines of the former entrance gates to the fort are shown on Kirchstrasse with paving stones so that one can get an idea of the extent of the complex.
Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Laurentius (Großkrotzenburg) was built in the years 1826–1828 under Pastor Philipp Kreisler by the builder Julius Eugen Ruhl in a classical style. It was renovated from 1997 to 1998 and most recently in 2017 and 2018, the tower in 2009.
Jewish synagogue
The synagogue in Steingasse , built in 1826, and the Jewish cemetery outside are worth seeing evidence of Jewish life in Großkrotzenburg .
Spessartblick lido
The Spessartblick lido belongs to the community of Großkrotzenburg. In summer you can relax here at the 150,000 m² Baggersee Freigericht-West (also called Großkrotzenburger See ). A large lawn for sunbathing borders the lake and invites you to sunbathe. The water quality of the lake is, together with that of the lake Freigericht-Ost opposite the federal highway 8 on the Bavarian side, the best of the lakes of the Kahler Seenplatte . This is due to the fact that the lakes connected underground are fed by several natural sources. The lake has its origins in lignite mining , which was carried out in this area until the 1920s. Sand and gravel were extracted later.
Museums
The local history museum (see web links) is the seat of the local history and history association and tries to depict the eventful history of Großkrotzenburg. It is housed in the old school, built in 1894, which is located next to the corner tower of the old fort. An exhibition commemorates the witch trials in 1628 by the ore monastery Mainz .
Sports
Großkrotzenburg has a sports stadium that is owned by the local football club . There is also the Turnverein 1884 e. In Großkrotzenburg. V., a popular sports club with its own hall on Kahler Strasse, and a tennis club with several courts in the immediate vicinity of the Main. There is also an indoor pool and the Spessartblick lido . The lido has a large green area with volleyball fields, children's playgrounds and a sunbathing area, as well as sanitary facilities. On the same lake, Freigericht West, there are also the premises of the Stemm- und Ringverein, the Wanderfreunde Edelweiß and the water sports club.
Economy and Infrastructure
The Staudinger power plant is of central importance for the local economic situation.
traffic
The state roads L3309 and L 3308 meet in the village . It is three kilometers via the L 3308 to junction 44 ( Alzenau -Nord) of the federal motorway 45 .
On the northern outskirts of the village is the Großkrotzenburg train station, which is on the Frankfurt Süd – Aschaffenburg railway line .
The inner-city development is done by bus line 566, which runs between Hanau and Kahl am Main.
Long-distance cycle routes
The German Limes Cycle Route leads through Großkrotzenburg. It follows the Upper German-Raetian Limes over 818 km from Bad Hönningen on the Rhine to Regensburg on the Danube .
On the left bank of the Main, the Main Cycle Path and D-Route 5 ( Saar-Mosel-Main ) run over 1021 km from Saarbrücken via Trier , Koblenz , Mainz , Frankfurt am Main , Würzburg and Bayreuth to the Czech border.
Long-distance hiking trails
The Limesweg runs through Großkrotzenburg as part of the German Limes hiking trail .
Public facilities
The Großkrotzenburg volunteer fire brigade provides fire protection and general help. The fire brigade association currently has 500 members.
A youth center (JUZ) is a meeting point for children and young people between 7 and 25 years of age. It is located on the back of the community center.
education
There are two schools in Großkrotzenburg, the Geschwister-Scholl- (Grund) school (GSS) and the private Franziskanergymnasium Kreuzburg, which has a supraregional catchment area. Until 1967 it was a school of the White Fathers as the Gymnasium Afrikanum , which was called Kreuzburg because of the cross-shaped building complex built in the 1920s and also bears the current name Franziskanergymnasium Kreuzburg .
literature
- Ilse Werder: witch hunt in the Electorate of Mainz on the edge of the Spessart. Oberrodenbach: fear and addiction to profit . In: Hexenwahn und Teufelswerk . Hanau 2003 ( ( page no longer available , search in web archives: mkk.de ) - archive women's life in the Main-Kinzig district).
Web links
- Official website of the community of Großkrotzenburg
- Literature about Großkrotzenburg in the Hessian Bibliography
- Museum Großkrotzenburg with a photo of the witch oak
- Literature by and about Großkrotzenburg in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hessian State Statistical Office: Population status on December 31, 2019 (districts and urban districts as well as municipalities, population figures based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
- ↑ Ilse Werder: witch hunt in the Electorate of Mainz on the edge of the Spessart. Großkrotzenburg: rivers of blood on the witch oak. In: Archive women's life in the Main-Kinzig district: Witch madness and the work of the devil. Hanau 2003, pp. 59-66.
- ↑ Großkrotzenburg, Main-Kinzig district. Historical local lexicon for Hesse (as of July 10, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on July 11, 2014 .
- ↑ Main-Kinzig: Großkrotzenburg should belong to Hanau - Frankfurter Rundschau
- ^ Result of the municipal election on March 6, 2016. Hessian State Statistical Office, accessed in April 2016 .
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 27, 2011
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: Result of the municipal elections on March 26, 2006
- ^ Hessian State Statistical Office: direct elections in Großkrotzenburg
- ↑ lead; News from the Main-Kinzig region from March 20, 2016: Großkrotzenburg: Thorsten Bauroth new mayor
- ↑ statistik-hessen.de
- ↑ Granting the right to use a coat of arms to the community Großkrotzenburg, district Hanau, Reg.-Bez. Wiesbaden from May 19, 1950 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1950 No. 21 , p. 198 , item 391 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 1,2 MB ]).
- ↑ Granting the right to fly a flag to the community of Großkrotzenburg, district of Hanau, Reg.-Bez. Wiesbaden from June 18, 1951 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1951 no. 26 , p. 350 , point 570 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.8 MB ]).
- ↑ Lucas Mangelmann: Großkrotzenburg. Parish Church of St. Laurentius. In: Ecclesiastical monument preservation in the Diocese of Fulda - annual report 2009. (= Archive for Middle Rhine Church History. 62). 2010, pp. 399-414 (408 ff).
- ↑ franziskanergymnasium-kreuzburg.de
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