Messfeld

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Messfeld
Ebensfeld market
Coordinates: 50 ° 4 ′ 59 ″  N , 10 ° 54 ′ 25 ″  E
Height : 321 m above sea level NN
Residents : 54  (Jun 30, 2019)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 96250
Area code : 09573
Image from Messenfeld

Messenfeld is a district of the Upper Franconian market Ebensfeld in the Lichtenfels district .

geography

The village is located about four kilometers northwest of Ebensfeld on a ridge between Main Valley and Itzgrund . It belongs to the Banzgau , a long triangle between the Itz and the Main, south of Banz Monastery .

history

Messenfeld was first mentioned in the 9th century as "Nessenfelt" owned by Fulda servants in the Banzer Reichsurbar. In 1295 the Cistercians from Langheim Abbey exchanged all possessions in Zilgendorf for all goods belonging to the Benedictines from Banz Abbey in Messenfeld. In 1801 the place had a community shepherd's house and eleven other houses with barns. Langheim Monastery owned the manor.

In 1862, Messenfeld was incorporated into the newly created Bavarian District Office in Staffelstein . The rural community belonged to the Staffelstein District Court . Parts of the community were Neudorf and the wasteland Ummersberg . In 1871, Messenfeld had 81 residents and 54 buildings. The Catholic school and church were in Döringstadt, two kilometers away .

In 1900 the places of the rural community of Messenfeld covered an area of ​​350.23 hectares, 138 inhabitants, of whom 136 were Catholic, and 25 residential buildings. 73 people lived in Messenfeld in 14 residential buildings and in 1925 87 people lived in 15 residential buildings. The responsible evangelical parish was in Lahm . In 1950 Messenfeld had 86 residents and 12 residential buildings. In 1970 the village had 68 inhabitants and in 1987 a total of 61 inhabitants and 13 houses with 17 apartments.

On July 1, 1972, the Staffelstein district was dissolved. Messenfeld was incorporated into the Lichtenfels district and Ebensfeld was added as part of the municipality.

Attractions

At the eastern end of the village there is a small chapel. The small, cube-shaped plastered building dates from the 18th century and has a round arched entrance to the south. Inside there is a small altar with a four-pillar wooden structure and a Pietà .

In the Bavarian list of monuments four monuments are listed for Messenfeld .

Web links

Commons : Messenfeld  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ebensfeld.de
  2. ^ A b Dorothea Fastnacht: Staffelstein. Former district of Staffelstein. Historical book of place names of Bavaria. Upper Franconia. Volume 5: Staffelstein. Commission for Bavarian State History, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-7696-6861-2 . P. 240 f
  3. ↑ Kgl. Statistical Bureau (ed.): Complete list of localities of the Kingdom of Bavaria. According to districts, administrative districts, court districts and municipalities, including parish, school and post office affiliation ... with an alphabetical general register containing the population according to the results of the census of December 1, 1875 . Adolf Ackermann, Munich 1877, 2nd section (population figures from 1871, cattle figures from 1873), Sp. 1120 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00052489-4 ( digitized ).
  4. ↑ K. Bayer. Statistical Bureau (Ed.): Directory of localities of the Kingdom of Bavaria, with alphabetical register of places . LXV. Issue of the contributions to the statistics of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1904, Section II, Sp. 1118 ( digitized version ).
  5. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Localities directory for the Free State of Bavaria according to the census of June 16, 1925 and the territorial status of January 1, 1928 . Issue 109 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1928, Section II, Sp. 1155 ( digitized version ).
  6. ↑ 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. 1000 ( digitized version ).
  7. ^ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Official place directory for Bavaria . Issue 335 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1973, DNB  740801384 , p. 163 ( digitized version ).
  8. ↑ Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing (Ed.): Official local directory for Bavaria, territorial status: May 25, 1987 . Issue 450 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich November 1991, DNB  94240937X , p. 317 ( digitized version ).
  9. ^ Karl Ludwig Lippert: Bavarian art monuments, district Staffelstein . Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich 1968, p. 149