Paimar

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Paimar
City of Grünsfeld
Coat of arms of Paimar
Coordinates: 49 ° 38 ′ 24 ″  N , 9 ° 45 ′ 18 ″  E
Residents : 243  (Jan. 1, 2016)
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 97947
Area code : 09346
Paimar (2017)
Paimar (2017)

Paimar is a district of Grünsfeld in the Main-Tauber district with 243 inhabitants.

geography

Paimar is located in the upper Grünbach valley .

history

Little is known about the origins of the village. Paimar was mentioned for the first time after the Thirty Years War . Paimar had different place names in its past: in 1444 it was mentioned as Bunber , then as Beumar and in 1502 as Baymar . Paimar was not spared during a flood in 1911. The tsunami caused great damage and claimed 11 lives.

During the German War , on July 24, 1866, the fourth division (Austrian- Nassau division under Field Marshal-Lieutenant Erwin von Neipperg ) of the VIII Federal Corps (under the command of Alexander von Hessen-Darmstadt ) was split up at Paimar as part of the battle at Werbach .

The village was incorporated into the city of Grünsfeld on January 1, 1973.

Population development

year Paimar population Others
1961 268 Population, occupation and workplace censuses in West Germany from June 6, 1961 (municipality register)
1970 251 Population, occupation and workplace censuses in West Germany from May 27, 1970 (municipality directory)
2016 243 Updated data from the city of Grünsfeld based on the 2011 census in the European Union (census)

Sources: Community directory and information from the city of Grünsfeld

Culture and sights

Buildings and monuments

The Laurentius Church in Paimar (2016)

Parish Church of St. Laurentius

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius is in Paimar.

Wayside shrines and stone crosses

There are several wayside shrines and stone crosses around the place, for example a wayside shrine with the coronation of Mary from 1794.

  • Wayside shrines and stone crosses in Paimar

  • Coronation of Mary, 1794

  • Wayside shrine case, 18th century

  • Cemetery cross, 1818

Regular events

(annually)

  • May 1st: Maypole festival in the town center
  • MTG motorcycle meeting at the entrance to the village
  • Paimar celebrates under the lime trees & right in the middle
  • Kerwe celebration of the women's community in the Laurentiussaal

traffic

societies

The following associations exist in Paimar:

  • Paimar women's community
  • Paimar Volunteer Fire Brigade
  • Motorrad-Team-Grünbach eV (MTG)
  • Paimar chess club
  • Maritime Association Paimar

Personalities

literature

  • Elmar Weiß: History of the City of Grünsfeld . Hardback edition. 2nd Edition. 654 pages. Grünsfeld: City administration Grünsfeld 1992.

Web links

Commons : Paimar  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Paimar on the website of the city of Grünsfeld.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Grünsfeld: structural data . Online at www.gruensfeld.de. Accessed December 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b c City of Grünsfeld: Paimar . Online at www.gruensfeld.de. Accessed December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ A b Elmar Weiß: History of the City of Grünsfeld . Hardback edition. 2nd Edition. 654 pages. Grünsfeld: Stadtverwaltung Grünsfeld 1992, p. 529f.
  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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 481 .
  5. ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 .