Oberhaid (Upper Franconia)

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Franconia
County :	Bamberg
Height :	238 m above sea level NHN
Area :	27.05 km 2
Residents:	4699 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	174 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	96173
Area code :	09503
License plate :	BA
Community key :	09 4 71 165
Community structure:	5 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Rathausplatz 1 ; 96173 Oberhaid
Website :	www.oberhaid.de
Mayor :	Carsten Joneitis ( SPD )
Location of the municipality of Oberhaid in the Bamberg district

Oberhaid is a municipality in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg .

geography

Geographical location

The community is located about seven kilometers northwest of Bamberg . The highest elevations are the Spitzelberg with 325 m in the west and the Semberg with 393 m in the east. The location in the Main Valley in the area of the Haßberge Nature Park is ideal for hikers and cyclists. The Unterhaid part of the municipality is the lowest-lying place in the Bamberg district at 230 m above sea level. NN .

Neighboring communities

Oberhaid borders the municipal areas of Lauter , Bischberg , Viereth-Trunstadt , the municipality-free area of Semberg and the urban areas of Baunach , Hallstadt and Bamberg. The municipality of Stettfeld and the city of Eltmann already belong to the district of Haßberge (Lower Franconia) .

Community structure

Oberhaid is divided into five districts (population figures in brackets, as of July 2019):

Johannishof (17)
Oberhaid (3538)
Sandhof (4)
Staffelbach (828)
Unterhaid (450)

history

Until the 19th century

The Fulda Monastery already owned the municipality in the eighth century. The Michaelsberg Monastery built in the 13th century from its basic rule in Oberhaid. The place thus belonged to the domain of the bishopric of Bamberg , ecclesiastically, however, to the diocese of Würzburg until 1810 and remained subject to tithing . Oberhaid was almost completely destroyed during the Thirty Years War , but rebuilt afterwards. Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, Oberhaid has belonged to Bavaria like large parts of Franconia (see also History of Franconia ). The communities of Oberhaid, Unterhaid and Staffelbach came into being with the community edict of 1818.

The connection to the railway network took place on February 1, 1852.

religion

According to the census on May 9, 2011, 80.7% of the population are Roman Catholic and 8.9% Evangelical Lutheran. 10.4% have another religion or are non-denominational.

Incorporations

On May 1, 1978, the formerly independent communities Unterhaid and Staffelbach were incorporated.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the municipality grew from 4,184 to 4,616 by 432 inhabitants or 10.3%.

1961: 3215 inhabitants
1970: 3771 inhabitants
1987: 4090 inhabitants
1991: 4407 inhabitants
1995: 4676 inhabitants
2000: 4775 inhabitants
2005: 4712 inhabitants
2010: 4662 inhabitants
2015: 4582 inhabitants

politics

mayor

Carsten Joneitis ( SPD ) has been mayor since 2008 . In the 2008 election he prevailed against the then incumbent Harald Krug ( CSU ), who had been in office since 1996, with 53.4% of the votes and was unopposed in 2014 and 2020 with 95.16% and 94.68% respectively. of votes re-elected.

Municipal council

City council election 2014

The municipal council from 2014 to 2020 has 16 members:

CSU 6 seats
SPD 6 seats
UBV / FW (Independent Citizens' Representation / Free Voters ) 3 seats
ÜL / CWG (non-partisan list / Christian voter community) 1 seat

City council election 2008

The municipal council from 2008 to 2014 had 16 members:

CSU 7 seats
SPD 6 seats
UBV / FW (Independent Citizens' Representation / Free Voters ) 2 seats
ÜL / CWG (non-partisan list / Christian voter community) 1 seat

Local council election 2002

The municipal council from 2002 to 2008 had 16 members:

CSU 8 seats
SPD 5 seats
UBV / FW 2 seats
ÜL / CWG 1 seat

coat of arms

Blazon: “In red a silver flight with a silver-clad arm growing out of it, holding up a golden cross; lower right a floating silver label with a continuous black cross inside. “The flight with cross and arm goes back to Michelsberg Monastery in Bamberg, the silver shield to Fulda Monastery .

Town twinning

The partner location is Oberhain , a district of the city of Königsee in Thuringia .

Architectural monuments

Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

There is a motorway connection to the A 70 exit Viereth-Trunstadt near the Unterhaid district
The Oberhaid train station is on the Bamberg – Würzburg railway line .
Local public transport (ÖPNV) exists with a bus connection on the Bamberg – Schweinfurt route with bus stops in Oberhaid, Unterhaid and Staffelbach.
The Franconian Marienweg runs through Oberhaid .

Voluntary fire brigades

Voluntary fire brigades exist in Oberhaid, Unterhaid and Staffelbach.

Breweries

There is also a brewery in the community that produces its beer in its own brewery, the Wagner Brewery in Oberhaid. The Gambrinusbräu in Unterhaid has the beer brewed in a contract brewing process. The Hertlein brewery in Staffelbach closed in 2017.