Grub am Forst

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Franconia
County :	Coburg
Management Community :	Grub am Forst
Height :	313 m above sea level NHN
Area :	11.98 km 2
Residents:	2825 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	236 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	96271
Area code :	09560
License plate :	CO, NEC
Community key :	09 4 73 134
LOCODE :	DE GAF
Community structure:	6 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Coburger Str. 23 ; 96271 Grub a.Forst
Website :	www.grub-am-forst.de
Mayor :	Jürgen Wittmann (Good for Grub)
Location of the community of Grub a.Forst in the district of Coburg

Evangelical Church of St. Giles in Grub am Forst

Grub am Forst (officially: Grub a.Forst ) is a municipality and a place in the Upper Franconian district of Coburg and the seat of the administrative community Grub am Forst .

Community structure

There are the parish parts:

Gleisenau (Grub am Forst)
Grub am Forst
Rohrbach
Roth am Forst
Zeickhorn

history

Until the move to Bavaria

The first documentary mention of Grub am Forst dates from 1288. It is a deed of donation from a mill to the Sonnefeld monastery . As part of the former Duchy of Saxony-Coburg , Grub came to Bavaria in 1920 with the Free State of Coburg after a referendum in 1919.

In 1772 the von Sandt brothers founded the blue factory in Grub am Forst, the first chemical factory in the Coburg region. The "Berlin blue " color produced was mainly used for dyeing textiles and paper. In 1809 the Holtzapfel family acquired the company. In 1972 production was stopped. In 2016, the unsealed or undeveloped areas were renovated by replacing the soil. 11,000 cubic meters of the highly polluted soil were disposed of.

On October 1, 1891, the Werra Railway stop was opened.

Incorporations

January 1, 1970: Roth am Forst
January 1, 1971: Zeickhorn
April 1, 1971: Rohrbach
January 1, 1978: Forsthub and Gleisenau , parts of the municipality of Buch am Forst

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the population fell from 2,890 to 2,816 by 74 or 2.6%. A peak was reached on December 31, 2000 with 3,141 inhabitants.

politics

Municipal council

As of 2020, the municipal council will have 14 members, two fewer than before.

The 2020 local election resulted in the following distribution of seats in the local council (compared to the 2014 election):

CSU 2 seats (−3)
SPD 2 seats (−1)
Free voters Grub am Forst 4 seats (± 0)
Good for Grub 6 seats (+2)

mayor

Jürgen Wittmann (Gut für Grub) has been the first mayor since May 1, 2014. In the 2020 mayoral election , he was re-elected with 51.99% of the valid votes cast.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In gold a black growing conifer between two green hills leaning against the side edges of the shield" The coat of arms is supposed to symbolize the location of Grub am Forst. The village lies exactly between two hills. The tree stands for the proximity to the forest.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Erich Kolb (appointed December 2, 2005)
Günther Kolb (appointed on July 17, 2005)
Walter Lehnert

Medal of Honor from the community of Grub am Forst

Dieter Oetter (awarded on February 13, 2006)
Kurt Bernreuther (awarded on September 26, 2007)
Reinhold Schweidler (awarded on January 25, 2010)

Culture and sights

Museums

Reichenbach House

Local history museum in the Reichenbach house

music

Zeickhorn men's choir
Singer's wreath Grub am Forst
Rohrbach's passion for singing
Music association Ebersdorf-Grub
A cappella ensemble Total Vokal

Buildings

Reichenbach House
Parish Church of St. Giles
Forsthaus Gleisenau in the district of Forsthub

Architectural monuments

Soil monuments

Parks

Leisure area Auengrund

Natural monuments

Augustan rocks
Grüber stone
Floodplain

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 1998, according to official statistics, there were no employees at the place of work subject to social security contributions in the manufacturing sector or in trade and transport. There were a total of 1272 employees at the place of residence subject to social insurance contributions. There were four companies in the manufacturing sector and two in the construction sector. In addition, in 1999 there were 17 farms with an agricultural area of 570 hectares, of which 438 hectares were arable land.

traffic

Grub am Forst is located directly on the federal highway 303 with a junction to the A 73 between Grub am Forst and Ebersdorf bei Coburg . Grub has a stop on the Coburg - Lichtenfels railway line .

Public facilities

Community library Grub am Forst
House of Encounter

education

Primary School Grub a. Forest

dialect

Itzgründisch , a Main Franconian dialect , is spoken in Grub am Forst .

literature

Walter Schneier: 700 years of Grub am Forst . Grub am Forst in 1988
Günter Menzner: Between dock and pine. Historical recordings from Grub am Forst and its districts with a foreword by Günter Dippold. Grub am Forst (Grüber Heimat work group) 1995
Günter Dippold (Ed.): Between Holy Quarter and Hell. Church history of Grub am Forst . Grub am Forst (Menzner Verlag) 1997, ISBN 3-932963-49-0

Web links

Commons : Grub am Forst - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Local government
Grub am Forst: Official statistics of the LfStat (PDF, 1.66 MB)

Individual evidence

↑ "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 ).
^ ^A ^b ^c Wilhelm Volkert (Ed.): Handbook of the Bavarian offices, municipalities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 441 .
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 680 .
↑ Mayor. Community of Grub am Forst, accessed on August 7, 2020 .
^ Entry on the coat of arms of Grub am Forst in the database of the House of Bavarian History

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-BY-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 ).

[Volkert-2] A ^b ^c Wilhelm Volkert (Ed.): Handbook of the Bavarian offices, municipalities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 441 .

[3] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 680 .

[4] Mayor. Community of Grub am Forst, accessed on August 7, 2020 .

[Wappen-5] Entry on the coat of arms of Grub am Forst in the database of the House of Bavarian History