Kammerforst (Oberschwarzach)
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Kammerforst
Oberschwarzach market
Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ′ 2 " N , 10 ° 25 ′ 34" E
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| Height : | 291 m |
| Residents : | 47 (1987) |
| Incorporation : | May 1, 1978 |
| Incorporated into: | Oberschwarzach |
| Postal code : | 97516 |
| Area code : | 09382 |
Kammerforst is a village in the district of Breitbach in Oberschwarzach in the district of Schweinfurt in Lower Franconia .
Geographical location
Kammerforst is relatively centrally located in the Oberschwarzach municipality. The community-free area of Geiersberg rises to the north . The Upper Franconian district of Bamberg begins to the east . The municipality of Ebrach is closest to Kammerforst. Immediately to the south, connected by Kammerforster Straße, the Breitbach district of Oberschwarzach follows. To the west, along federal highway 22 , begins the district of Kitzingen with the municipality of Prichsenstadt . Oberschwarzach can be found in the northwest.
history
The name of the place goes back to its affiliation to the Würzburg monastery . The " Forests , belonging to the Hochstiftischen Kammer" were in the immediate vicinity of the village on the mountains Radstein and Geiersberg. Today the forests are unincorporated. Originally the place was part of the property of the Counts of Stollberg , as early as 1237 the bishopric was able to take over the village rule. Only after mediatization in the 19th century, Kammerforst became part of the Breitbach community.
Attractions
Today the center of the village is the Catholic St. Valentinus Chapel. The church was built in 1708 and was built as a small tent roof with a ridge turret. There are also several wayside shrines around Kammerforst. The oldest of these stone testimonies dates from the 17th century and shows the crucifixion of Christ . Another stick on the road to Breitbach is reminiscent of an altarpiece .
literature
- Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach 4 1987