Michelau in the Steigerwald

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 54 '  N , 10 ° 26'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Franconia
County :	Schweinfurt
Management Community :	Gerolzhofen
Height :	291 m above sea level NHN
Area :	14.15 km 2
Residents:	1115 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	97513
Area code :	09382
License plate :	SW , GEO
Community key :	09 6 78 157
Community structure:	11 districts
Association administration address:	Brunnengasse 5 97447 Gerolzhofen
Website :	www.michelau.de
Mayor :	Michael Wolf (Michelau-Sudrach Voting Association)
Location of the community of Michelau i.Steigerwald in the district of Schweinfurt

Michelau from the north

Michelau im Steigerwald (officially Michelau i.Steigerwald ) is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Schweinfurt and a member of the Gerolzhofen administrative community .

The place in the Steigerwald is characterized by the landscape with its vast forests, meadows and vineyards .

geography

Neighboring communities

The city of Gerolzhofen is in the immediate vicinity . Neighboring communities are Donnersdorf and Dingolshausen . There is also a short shared border with the municipality of Rauhenebrach . Several community-free forest areas border the municipality : Bürgerwald , Hundelshausen , Nonnenkloster , Vollburg and Wustvieler Forst .

The next larger cities are Bamberg (~ 50 km), Würzburg (~ 50 km) and Schweinfurt (~ 25 km).

Community structure

Michelau is divided into eleven districts (former municipalities with their districts, the population in brackets as of 1987):

• Michelau (472) with Haudersmühle (8) and Saudrachshof (7)
• Altmannsdorf (82) with Neuhof (10)
• Hundelshausen (183) with Bimbachsmühle (3), Heinachshof (7) and the Zabelstein castle ruins (no official district)
• Prüßberg (134) with Neuhausen (49)

The former holiday village Sudrach (113) was only raised to a district after the regional reform (1987 at the latest).

history

The striking mountain cone of the Vollburg rises two kilometers to the east. Remains of stone walls suggest a vorgermanisch e height fortress out as "Volcburg" the springing near river Volkach and the folk field gave their names.

Incorporations

Before the territorial reform, Michelau belonged to the Gerolzhofen district . On July 1, 1970, the previously independent municipality of Prüßberg was incorporated. Altmannsdorf and Hundelshausen were added on May 1, 1978. In 1972 the Gerolzhofen district was dissolved and the Michelau community became part of the Schweinfurt district.

Population development

• 1961: 0882 inhabitants
• 1970: 0960 inhabitants
• 1991: 1174 inhabitants
• 1995: 1121 inhabitants
• 2001: 1139 inhabitants
• 2005: 1165 inhabitants
• 2010: 1117 inhabitants
• 2015: 1104 inhabitants
• 2018: 1119 inhabitants

Religions

Most of the population belongs to the Catholic denomination . There are churches in the districts of Michelau, Prüßberg, Neuhausen, Hundelshausen and Altmannsdorf, in most of which services are regularly celebrated. There is a small chapel in the Neuhof district.

Village analysis

In 2003, Michelau was the test subject of a so-called village analysis commissioned by the Diocese of Würzburg . For one week the way of life and conditions of the inhabitants of a small village as well as their wishes and prospects were researched. Based on these findings, the basis for the restructuring of the country pastoral should be developed.

politics

mayor

Michael Wolf (Michelau-Sudrach Voting Association) has been honorary mayor since May 1, 2020. He was elected on March 15, 2020 with a voter turnout of 76.6% with 64.4% of the valid votes. His predecessor Siegfried Ständecke (nominated in 2014 by three independent groups of voters ) was 18 years old - from May 1, 2002 to April 30, 2020 - at the head of the community and no longer stood as a candidate in 2020.

Municipal council

The election of March 15, 2020 had the following result:

	Seats	Share of votes
Michelau-Sudrach voter community	6th	50.94%
Hundelshausen-Altmannsdorf-Neuhof voter community	4th	31.65%
Voting community Prüßberg-Neuhausen	2	17.41%
total	12	100.00%

The turnout was 76.60%.

coat of arms

The description of the municipal coat of arms, introduced in 1983, reads: "In green a continuous silver bishop's staff, above each with a bunch of golden grapes, below covered with open golden scissors".

Culture and sights

Buildings

Inflation Church of St. Sebastian Hundelshausen (1921)

• The Catholic Kuratiekirche St. Michael and St. George on a slope above the village was built between 1738 to 1741. The construction management of the rococo church had Balthasar Neumann .
• Rococo Way of the Cross with 15 stations in the old cemetery wall, weathered
• "Inflation Church" Saint Sebastian, Hundelshausen (1921)

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Michelau im Steigerwald

Economy and Infrastructure

Jobs and agriculture

The 2017 official statistics do not show the number of jobs subject to social security contributions at the Lülsfeld location. Of the resident population, 458 people were in employment subject to compulsory insurance. 16 residents were unemployed. In 2016 there were 26 farms.

education

On March 1, 2018, there was a day-care center with 52 approved places and 40 visitors. The Michelau elementary school no longer exists.

Soil monuments

See: List of soil monuments in Michelau in the Steigerwald

literature

• Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . 4th edition 1987, Volkach, pages 148-150

Web links

Commons : Michelau im Steigerwald  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on the coat of arms of Michelau im Steigerwald  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Michelau im Steigerwald: Official statistics of the LfStat

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. ↑ Bavarian State Library Online
3. ↑ Official directory for Bavaria, territorial status: May 25, 1987, Munich, 1991
4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 471 .
5. ↑ ^{a b c} 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. 754 .
6. ↑ Population figures on December 31, 2018. Bavarian State Office for Statistics, accessed on May 24, 2020 . 
7. ↑ 2020 municipal council election , accessed on July 5, 2020