Knetzgau

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Knetzgau
Knetzgau
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Knetzgau highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 59 '  N , 10 ° 33'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Lower Franconia
County : Hatred Mountains
Height : 238 m above sea level NHN
Area : 61.59 km 2
Residents: 6485 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 105 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 97478
Primaries : 09527, 09529 , 09528Template: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / area code contains text
License plate : HAS, EBN, GEO , HOH
Community key : 09 6 74 163
Community structure: 9 districts
Address of the
municipal administration:
Am Rathaus 2
97478 Knetzgau
Website : www.knetzgau.de
Mayor : Stefan Paulus ( SPD / CWG )
Location of the municipality of Knetzgau in the Haßberge district
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Knetzgau is a municipality in the Haßberge district in the east of the Bavarian administrative district of Lower Franconia .

geography

location

Knetzgau is located on the northern edge of the Steigerwald Nature Park at an altitude of about 238  m above sea level. NN . It is located on the Main , about five kilometers southeast of Haßfurt on the edge of the Haßberge .

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities are (starting from the north clockwise): Haßfurt , Zeil am Main , Sand am Main , Oberaurach , Donnersdorf and Wonfurt .

structure

Knetzgau is divided into nine districts:

history

The first written mention took place around the year 780 in the Ilbicschen deed of donation, in which the place is mentioned under the name Knetzcegewe. Knetzgau was part of the Zeil office of the Bamberg bishopric , which from 1500 belonged to the Franconian Empire and fell to Bavaria in the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803. In the course of border adjustments, the Zeil office became part of the Grand Duchy of Würzburg and finally Bavaria in 1814.
The moated castle Knetzgau was located in Schloßweg 12 .

On January 1, 1973, the previously independent community of Wohnau was incorporated. On July 1, 1974 Eschenau, Westheim near Haßfurt and Zell am Ebersberg were added. Larger areas of the dissolved municipality of Hainert followed on January 1, 1976.

politics

The center of Knetzgau with a replica of a Schelch (former fishing boat)
Town hall of the municipality of Knetzgau

Municipal council

The following distribution of seats resulted in the local elections in recent years:

Party / list Seats 1996 Seats 2002 Seats 2008 Seats 2014
CSU 7th 8th 6th 6th
SPD 3 3 3 3
Christian voter community 5 4th 5 5
Boy list 2 2 2 2
People interested in shared flatsR 1 1 - -
Responsible citizens 1 2 2 -
FDP - - 2 3
Green / ecological list - - - 1
total 20th 20th 20th 20th

mayor

  • 1972–1990 Franz Hofmann (CSU)
  • 1990-2008 Werner Schneider (CSU)
  • since 2008 Stefan Paulus (SPD / CWG)

Parts of the municipality with population figures

Part of the community Population 2008 * Population 2006 *
Knetzgau 3,520 3,568
Eschenau 180 193
Hainert 338 337
Oberschwappach 542 543
Unterschwappach 163 172
Westheim 869 885
Wohnau 99 98
Zell am Ebersberg0 765 786
total 6,476 6,582

* December 31st

Inhabitants of the entire municipality of Knetzgau with all districts on July 1, 2015: 6770.

Parish partnership

Since 1990 Knetzgau has maintained a partnership with the community of Gleichamberg in the Hildburghausen district, Thuringia.

Education, culture and social issues

  • There are five kindergartens and after-school care centers as well as a primary and secondary school at educational institutions. Adult education center and community library complete the educational offer.
  • Parishes exist in Eschenau and Westheim for Evangelical Lutheran believers and in Knetzgau for Catholics.
  • There are two facilities for elderly care in the community.
  • A multi-purpose hall and an indoor swimming pool are available for leisure and sport

Sights and monuments

  • Oberschwappach Castle
  • Steigerwaldrand
  • Main lock Knetzgau
  • Parish Church of St. Bartholomew, Knetzgau
  • Siechkapelle
  • Böhlgrund Zell am Ebersberg
  • Schloßberg Zell am Ebersberg, vineyard with the remains of a castle wall
Architectural monuments

Transport links

  • Knetzgau is located south of the navigable river Main .
  • It is three kilometers to the B 26 .
  • The A 70 motorway ( Bayreuth –Schweinfurt) is one kilometer away (separate exit).
  • It is five kilometers to the Bamberg – Würzburg railway line (Zeil station); It is just as far to Haßfurt train station, but more convenient in terms of transport.

Special events

  • In 2009 the Bayern-3 -Dorffest took place in Knetzgau .

literature

  • Karl Bosl : Knetzgau in opposition to the rulers and social forces, especially in the early modern period. Knetzgau community, Knetzgau 1980.
  • Rainer Wailersbacher: 1200 years of Knezcegewe - Knetzgau. Hassfurt 1980.
  • Rainer Wailersbacher: From the contents of the tower ball certificates from 1817 Dr. Johann Heinrich Keßler and his time: "Brief description of the most important events that took place at the time of the reconstruction of the Knetzgau church tower". Knetzgau community, Knetzgau 1980.
  • Rainer Wailersbacher: Seven hundred years of Swapach - Eschenawe - Wunnawe Ober-, Unterschwappach, Eschenau, Wohnau. Knetzgau community, Knetzgau 1986.
  • Rainer Wailersbacher: Oberschwappach Castle. Hausmüller, Zeil a. Main 1992.
  • 750 years of the parish of St. Bartholomäus Knetzgau 1244–1994. Ed .: Catholic Parish Office Knetzgau. Ed .: William Thomas; Manfred Glass. Parish Saint Bartholomew, Knetzgau 1994.
  • Rainer Wailersbacher: The Peasants' War in Knetzgau. Knetzgau municipality, Knetzgau 2000.
  • Rainer Wailersbacher: The Knetzgau cemetery and its stations of the cross. Knetzgau community, Knetzgau 2001.
  • Rainer Wailersbacher, Leo Maag: The Knetzgau street names - a local history. Knetzgau community, Knetzgau 2002.
  • Rainer Wailersbacher: The Knetzgau first notarization of 911. Knetzgau municipality, Knetzgau 2005.

Web links

Commons : Knetzgau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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 ).
  2. bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de
  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. 758 and 759 .