Mönchkröttendorf

Mönchkröttendorf City of Lichtenfels Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 41 ″  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 37 ″  E
Height :	382 m
Area :	2.12 km²
Residents :	129  (Nov 2019)
Population density :	61 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	96215
Area code :	09576
Catholic chapel Maria Dolorosa

Mönchkröttendorf is a district of the Upper Franconian town of Lichtenfels .

geography

The village is located about eight kilometers southeast of the core town of Lichtenfels on the LIF 4 district road between Roth and Lahm . The Leuchsenbach , a tributary of the Main, rises in the north .

history

Mönchkröttendorf was first mentioned in 1269 as Rotendorf . Until 1803 the place belonged as a parish to the Langheim monastery , until this was dissolved in the course of secularization . With the community edict, the then 135 inhabitants formed an independent community from 1818 in the Lichtenfels district court .

In 1950 Mönchkröttendorf had 219 inhabitants. On January 1, 1975, it was incorporated into the town of Lichtenfels.

Attractions

• Catholic chapel Maria Dolorosa
• Light source

In the list of architectural monuments in Lichtenfels (Upper Franconia) , two architectural monuments are identified for Mönchkröttendorf .

Others

The parish fair is celebrated on the third Sunday in June .

Web links

Commons : Mönchkröttendorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mönchkröttendorf on the website of the city of Lichtenfels

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics for our districts. Lichtenfels community, November 1, 2019, accessed May 26, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Official place directory for Bavaria - edited on the basis of the census of September 13, 1950 . Issue 169 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1952, DNB  453660975 , Section II, Sp. 959 ( digitized version ).