Königshofen on the Kahl

Koenigshofen adKahl Mömbris market Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 34 ″ N , 9 ° 12 ′ 23 ″ E
Height :	189 m above sea level NN
Residents :	818 (December 31, 2013)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Incorporated into:	Schimborn
Postal code :	63776
Area code :	06029

The St. Wendelin Church in Königshofen

Königshofen an der Kahl (officially: Königshofen adKahl ) is a district of the Mömbris market in the Lower Franconian district of Aschaffenburg . The place has 818 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2013) .

geography

It is located in the middle of the Kahlgrund on the edge of the Spessart between Schimborn and Blankenbach . The topographically highest point of the village mark is on Hasselberg , near the Krombacher sports field at 315 m above sea level. NN (location) , the lowest is on the Kahl at 178 m above sea level. NN (location) . The Kahl separates Königshofen from Kaltenberg . 50.06925 9.207749 50.057335 9.202117

The Kahl – Schöllkrippen railway line , the Franconian Marienweg and the Kahltal-Spessart cycle path run through the village .

Surname

etymology

The name Königshofen consists of the Old High German words cuning and hof . It means royal fiscal court . In the Kahlgründer dialect the place is called "Kinnshoofe" or "Könnshoofe".

Earlier spellings

Earlier spellings of the place from various historical maps and documents:

1190 Cunigishoven
1267 Cungeshova
1562 royal court

history

Königshofen was first mentioned in writing around 1190 as Cunigishoven .

The municipality of Königshofen an der Kahl belonged to the Alzenau district office , which was formed on July 1, 1862. On January 1, 1939, this became part of the Alzenau district in Lower Franconia .

On January 1, 1972, the previously independent community was incorporated into Schimborn. The community of Schimborn was dissolved on May 1, 1978. Since then, both Schimborn and Königshofen have been part of the Mömbris market.

lightning strike

During a thunderstorm on March 29, 1927, lightning struck the Wendelinus Church in Königshofen at 3:45 p.m. without igniting. The slate- roofed tower was thrown down and the top of the tower dug into the earth. The tower wall tore and partially collapsed. The still standing masonry pushed out and threatened to collapse as well. The organ , the stairs to the gallery and the strong corner posts that supported the organ were destroyed. All windows, mostly made of colored glass, were thrown out together with the lead. There was probably an explosion in the church . The roofs of the neighboring houses were still damaged 70 meters away by thrown rock. Shortly after the impact, you saw a glow of fire and clouds of smoke, but they immediately disappeared again.

Honorary citizen

Since September 7th 1973 Georg Schuhmacher (26 years mayor of Königshofen an der Kahl)

societies

In 1978 the clubs KSC Mömbris and SV Königshofen merged to form the Mömbris-Königshofen wrestling community. The Bergheim in Königshofen serves as a club house.

Web links

Commons : Königshofen an der Kahl - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Bavaria Atlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )
↑ Reihold Hein (ed.): Kahlgrünner Wörderbuch . M. Kroeber GmbH, Linsengericht 2015, ISBN 978-3-00-051705-1 .
↑ Our Kahlgrund 1980 . Homeland yearbook for the Alzenau district. Published by the working group for homeland research and homeland maintenance of the Alzenau district, district administrator. ISSN 0933-1328 .
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 418 .
^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 736 .
^ Gerhard Nees & Hermann Kehrer: Alzenauer Wetterchronik . The most interesting weather events in Alzenau, in the Kahlgrund and on the Untermain from 365 to 1999. Reinhold Keim Verlag, Großkrotzenburg 2002, ISBN 3-921535-51-4 .

[DE-BY_BV-1] Bavaria Atlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )

[KW-2] Reihold Hein (ed.): Kahlgrünner Wörderbuch . M. Kroeber GmbH, Linsengericht 2015, ISBN 978-3-00-051705-1 .

[HJB-3] Our Kahlgrund 1980 . Homeland yearbook for the Alzenau district. Published by the working group for homeland research and homeland maintenance of the Alzenau district, district administrator. ISSN 0933-1328 .

[4] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 418 .

[5] 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 736 .

[AW-6] Gerhard Nees & Hermann Kehrer: Alzenauer Wetterchronik . The most interesting weather events in Alzenau, in the Kahlgrund and on the Untermain from 365 to 1999. Reinhold Keim Verlag, Großkrotzenburg 2002, ISBN 3-921535-51-4 .