Roth (Lichtenfels)

Roth City of Lichtenfels Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 24 ″  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 51 ″  E
Height :	361 m
Residents :	470  (Nov 2019)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1978
Postal code :	96215
Area code :	09576
Catholic Chapel to the Holy Family

Roth is a district of the Bavarian district town of Lichtenfels .

location

The place is seven kilometers southeast of Lichtenfels. The Stephansbrunnengraben rises in the southeast and flows through the place. In the south the state road 2203 runs to Lichtenfels.

history

Rode was first mentioned in a document in 1180.

Until the end of the Old Kingdom , the place belonged to the Langheim monastery .

In 1818 Roth was merged with Langheim to form the community of Roth. The desert Bohnberg and Ziegengraben also belonged to the community . Ziegengraben fell into desolation at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1818 Roth had 187 inhabitants, in 1950 there were 408, in 1961 397 and in 1970 424. In 1925 the community had an area of ​​about 638 hectares . On April 1, 1951, the Roth community ceded parts to form the new Langheim community . Since then, the community still had the towns of Roth and Bohnberg and an area of ​​around 347 hectares. On January 1, 1978, the community was incorporated into the city of Lichtenfels.

On the northern outskirts there is a private helipad with limited flight operations, where a twin-engine Mil Mi-2 multi-purpose helicopter is stationed.

Culture and sights

• Catholic Chapel to the Holy Family

In the list of architectural monuments in Lichtenfels (Upper Franconia) , six architectural monuments are identified for Roth .

societies

• 1. FC Fortuna Roth e. V., founded in 1921
• Roth volunteer fire brigade
• Garden friends Roth
• Choral Society Roth
• Music Association Roth
• Soldier Fellowship Roth

Regular events

• Parish fair on the second Sunday in July

Web links

Commons : Roth  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Roth on the website of the city of Lichtenfels

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics for our districts. Lichtenfels community, November 1, 2019, accessed May 26, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Localities directory for the Free State of Bavaria according to the census of June 16, 1925 and the territorial status of January 1, 1928 . Issue 109 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1928, Section II, Sp. 1110 ( digitized version ).
3. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 511 .
4. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Official place directory for Bavaria - edited on the basis of the census of September 13, 1950 . Issue 169 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1952, DNB  453660975 , Section II, Sp. 961 ( digitized version ).
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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 695 .
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