Neunkirchen (Lower Franconia)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 42 '  N , 9 ° 24'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Franconia
County :	Miltenberg
Management Community :	Erftal
Height :	329 m above sea level NHN
Area :	16.65 km 2
Residents:	1463 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	88 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	63930
Area code :	09378
License plate :	MIL, OBB
Community key :	09 6 76 143
Community structure:	3 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Frankenstrasse 20 63930 Neunkirchen
Website :	www.neunkirchen-unterfranken.de
Mayor :	Wolfgang Seitz ( WG )
Location of the municipality of Neunkirchen in the Miltenberg district

Neunkirchen is a municipality in the Miltenberg district in Lower Franconia and a member of the Erftal administrative community based in Bürgstadt .

geography

Geographical location

The rural residential community of Neunkirchen is located in the Geo-Nature Park Bergstrasse-Odenwald , between Wertheim and Miltenberg . The topographically highest point of the municipality is at 364.1  m above sea level. NN (location) on an unspecified plateau north of Umpfenbach, the lowest is on Otterbach at 202  m above sea level. NN (location) .

Community structure

Neunkirchen has three districts, the type of settlement in brackets:

• Neunkirchen ( parish village )
• Richelbach ( Kirchdorf )
• Umpfenbach (Kirchdorf)

Surname

etymology

The name Neunkirchen consists of the Middle High German words niuwe and kirche . They mean new church .

Earlier spellings

Earlier spellings of the place from various historical maps and documents:

1248 Nůwenkirchen 1289 Nuwenchirchen 1312 Nuwenkirchen

1337 Nu e nkirchen 1361 Nůnkirchen 1554 Neunkircha

1576 Neunkirchen

history

First mention

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1232, was under the rule of the Archbishopric Mainz for the longest time in its history and was considered a wealthy farming community.

Administrative history

In 1862 the Miltenberg district office was formed, on whose administrative territory Neunkirchen was located. As everywhere in the German Reich , the term district was introduced in 1939. Neunkirchen was now one of the 31 parishes in the old district of Miltenberg . On July 1, 1972, this merged with the district of Obernburg am Main to form the new district of Miltenberg .

Incorporations

The high altitude community of Neunkirchen was created through the merger of the formerly independent communities of Neunkirchen, Richelbach and Umpfenbach on July 1, 1975.

politics

mayor

Wolfgang Seitz (Voting Association Umpfenbach, Neunkirchen, Richelbach) has been honorary mayor since May 1, 2002; he was elected for a further six years on March 15, 2020 with 94.2 percent of the vote.

Municipal council

The Neunkirchen municipal council has 13 members including the honorary mayor. The 2020 local elections resulted in this distribution of seats:

4th

4th

4th

4th 4th 4th 

A total of 12 seats

• Flat share Umpfenbach : 4th
• Flat share Neunkirchen : 4
• Richelbach flat share : 4

The distribution of seats is unchanged from the 2014 to 2020 term of office.

coat of arms

The description of the coat of arms introduced in 1982 reads: "In silver over a lowered, curled red tip, inside a six-spoke silver wheel, side by side a red helmet in side view and the red curve of an abbess's staff turned to the left."

Neunkirchen wind farm

Neunkirchen wind farm

The Stadtwerke Tübingen have the wind farm Neunkirchen in Neunkirchen-Umpfenbach built for 10 million euros two wind turbines of the type / 2400 Nordex N117 acquired, each with 2.4 MW that went in winter 2013 in operation. The hub height of these turbines is 141 meters with the foundation: The two approximately 80 meter high reinforced concrete towers are each extended by a 58 meter high steel tower, so that the almost 60 m long rotor blades run through a circular area with a 117 m diameter. On October 8, 2013, the assembly of the two rotor stars on the two nacelles was completed.

Culture and sights

Architectural monuments

Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul

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  Interior of the church with a view of the apse

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  Gallery with organ

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  Ceiling painting with the Assumption of Mary

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  Nativity scene depicting the adoration of the baby Jesus by the wise men from the Orient

The parish church is a hall building covered with a gable roof with a retracted, semicircular closing choir and a sacristy attached to the north. The unplastered sandstone building with ashlar frames was built in the late classicist style between 1822 and 1827. The western gable facade was supplemented in 1890 in neo-Romanesque style with rich ashlar elements. A late Gothic tower of the previous building with a square floor plan and a slate, octagonal pointed helmet connects to the choir in a southerly direction. The ceiling painting in the hall focuses on the assumption of Mary into heaven. A special feature of the furnishings is the baroque nativity scene from the second half of the 18th century, bought from Munich at the end of the 19th century. It is a gift from the Mayor of Neunkirchen at the time, Andreas Weimer, and shows the birth of Jesus in the stable of Bethlehem Annunciation to the shepherds, the adoration of the baby Jesus by the wise men from the east, the flight of the holy family to Egypt, the house of the holy family in Nazareth, the presentation of Jesus in the Jerusalem temple and the wedding in Cana. The current organ dates from 1913 and was manufactured by the Schlimbach company from Würzburg.

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Neunkirchen

Economy and Infrastructure

Jobs and agriculture

In 2017 there were 195 jobs subject to social security contributions in the municipality. Of the resident population, 655 people were in employment subject to compulsory insurance. This means that the number of out-commuters was 460 people greater than that of in-commuters. 18 residents were unemployed. In 2016 there were 22 farms.

education

In 2018 there was a day-care center with 62 approved places and 63 children.

Community house

Soil monuments

See: List of ground monuments in Neunkirchen (Lower Franconia)

Honorary citizen

• 1898: Bishop Ferdinand von Schlör , Richelbach
• 1967: Head teacher Alfred Hauck, Richelbach
• 1975: Former Mayor Helmut Schell, Neunkirchen
• 1979: Pastor Georg Zenkert, Neunkirchen
• 1985: Former Mayor Rudolf Ditter, Richelbach
• 2003: Fritz Schmidt, Umpfenbach
• 2006: Alfons Wolf, Neunkirchen
• 2011: Ludwig Scheurich, Richelbach

Oddities

Neunkirchen

The Feast of the Fourteen Holy Helpers in August was a major holiday in the congregation, on which many believers came from abroad. High mass and procession through the village were the highlight of the day. There was also a total indulgence associated with the festival . This led to the Ortsneck name "Ablasstiker".

Richelbach

In Richelbach, the "poor people's dish" semmede , a simple pastry fried in oil and served with apple puree, was widespread. This led to the insulting of the Richelbachers as "Samedsfresser" in the neighboring towns.

Web links

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

• Official website
• Entry on the coat of arms of Neunkirchen (Lower Franconia)  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Neunkirchen (Lower Franconia): 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. ↑ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html ? Anzeige=voll&modus=automat&tempus=[phone]/194957&attr=OBJ&val= 1701
3. ↑ ^{a b} Wolf-Armin von Reitzenstein : Lexicon of Franconian place names. Origin and meaning . Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia, Lower Franconia. CH Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-59131-0 , p. 159 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 750 .
5. ↑ http://www.neunkirchen-unterfranken.de/gemeinderat/lösungen/
6. ↑ Assumption of guarantee in favor of Ecowerk GmbH. ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Stadtwerke Tübingen: Starting signal for the use of wind power
8. ↑ Green electricity for 5,000 households. Stadtwerke is buying two wind turbines in the Odenwald for ten million euros. Tagblatt dated August 16, 2013.
9. ↑ Bavarian wind farm Heppdiel: Construction of the wind energy plants at Eichenbühl and Neunkirchen is nearing the end. Last rotor star mounted on the Odenwaldhöhe. Franconian News, Friday, October 11, 2013.
10. ^ Norbert Schmitt: From Neunkirchen's history, contributions to the history of the community and parish Neunkirchen and its parts, Neunkirchen 1992, pp. 149–154.
11. ↑ http://www.neunkirchen-unterfranken.de/ , accessed on January 9, 2015.
12. ↑ Werner Trost Stampes, Worzelköpp and Staffelbrunzer Landkreis Miltenberg 2003
13. ↑ Werner Trost Stampes, Worzelköpp and Staffelbrunzer Landkreis Miltenberg 2003