Niederlauer

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Franconia
County :	Rhön-Grabfeld
Management Community :	Bad Neustadt an der Saale
Height :	242 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.08 km 2
Residents:	1683 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	185 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	97618
Area code :	09771
License plate :	NES, CAN, MET
Community key :	09 6 73 146
LOCODE :	DE NU4
Community structure:	4 districts
Association administration address:	Goethestr. 1 ; 97616 Bad Neustadt adSaale
Website :	www.niederlauer.de
Mayor :	Richard Knaier ( Free Association of Voters )
Location of the municipality of Niederlauer in the Rhön-Grabfeld district

Niederlauer is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Rhön-Grabfeld and a member of the Bad Neustadt an der Saale administrative community .

geography

Niederlauer is located in the Main-Rhön region . The Franconian Saale and the Lauer , which unite here, flow through the municipality .

Community structure

Niederlauer is divided into four districts:

There are the districts Niederlauer, Oberebersbach and Unterebersbach .

history

Until the church is planted

The place in the office Neustadt an der Saale of the Hochstift Würzburg belonged to the Franconian Empire from 1500 . After secularization in 1803 in favor of Bavaria, it was given to Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany in 1805 to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg and with this in 1814 it finally fell to Bavaria . In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .

Incorporations

On January 1, 1978, the previously independent communities Oberebersbach and Unterebersbach were incorporated.

Population development

1961: 1045 inhabitants
1970: 1086 inhabitants
1987: 1333 inhabitants
1991: 1521 inhabitants
1995: 1808 inhabitants
2000: 1863 inhabitants
2005: 1803 inhabitants
2010: 1742 inhabitants
2011: 1694 inhabitants
2012: 1699 inhabitants
2013: 1651 inhabitants
2014: 1668 inhabitants
2015: 1664 inhabitants

politics

Richard Knaier (Free Association of Voters) has been mayor since 1995.

Culture and sights

Niederlauer has a historic town center with some listed buildings. The Catholic Church of St. Catherine was built in 1888. Opposite it is the cemetery on the road to Oberebersbach.

Born in Niederlauer and raised sculptor Jimmy Fell , the community donated three sculptures: the west gate with four original parts of the Berlin Wall , the shrine (Madonna and Child in a blue gate) and the catcher of the sun .

Architectural monuments

Soil monuments

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

Niederlauer is still dominated by agriculture, which is illustrated by the 25 local farms. 51% of the district area is used for agriculture. However, the industrial area in the east of the municipality also testifies to the strong growth of the manufacturing industry. The most important companies here are the companies RST Stahlbau and Ganshorn Medizin Electronic with over 150 employees.