Roth (Zapfendorf)

Roth Zapfendorf market Coordinates: 50 ° 0 ′ 2 ″ N , 10 ° 58 ′ 4 ″ E
Height :	321–331 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	63 (December 31, 2018)
Postal code :	96199
Area code :	09547

A rural property

The Roth Chapel

The fire station of the volunteer fire brigade

Roth is a district of the Zapfendorf market in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg with 63 inhabitants.

geography

Neighboring towns in the north are Kirchschletten and Oberoberndorf (both Markt Zapfendorf), in the west Windischletten (town Scheßlitz ), Leimershof (municipality Breitengüßbach ) and Sassendorf in the south and Lauf (both Markt Zapfendorf).

history

Roth was first mentioned in 1189. At that time the place belonged to the Bamberg Vogtei. The name Roth is derived from the verb roden. The village belonged to the political municipality of Lauf , which was incorporated into the market Zapfendorf on July 1, 1972.

Others

Only 300 meters from Roth is the 50th parallel north.

Individual evidence

↑ Zapfendorf website
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 575 .

Web links

Roth on the side of the Zapfendorf market

[1] Zapfendorf website

[2] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 575 .