Schönbrunn in the Steigerwald

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 51 '  N , 10 ° 41'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Franconia
County :	Bamberg
Management Community :	Burgebrach
Height :	285 m above sea level NHN
Area :	24.69 km 2
Residents:	1854 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	75 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	96185
Primaries :	09546, 09549, 09554
License plate :	BA
Community key :	09 4 71 186
Community structure:	9 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Zettmannsdorfer Str. 16 96185 Schönbrunn i.Steigerwald
Website :	https://www.vg-burgebrach.de/gemeinde-schoenbrunn-i-steigerwald
Mayor :	Dirk Friesen ( CSU )
Location of the municipality of Schönbrunn i.Steigerwald in the Bamberg district

View of Schönbrunn in the Steigerwald

Schönbrunn im Steigerwald (officially Schönbrunn i.Steigerwald ) is a municipality in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and a member of the Burgebrach administrative community .

geography

The Franconian Marienweg runs through the village .

Community structure

Schönbrunn is divided into nine districts (population figures in brackets, as of June 30, 2019):

Frenshof (155) Froschhof (13) Grub in the Steigerwald (122) Halbersdorf (93) Niederndorf (75)

Oberneuses (80) Schönbrunn im Steigerwald (913) Steinsdorf (297) Zettmannsdorf (164)

There are the districts of Grub, Halbersdorf, Steinsdorf, Zettmannsdorf and Schönbrunn i.Steigerwald.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are (starting from the north clockwise) Oberaurach ( Haßberge district , Lower Franconia ), Priesendorf , Lisberg , Burgebrach and Rauhenebrach (Haßberge district, Lower Franconia).

history

Until the church is planted

The Bamberg Bishop Berthold von Leiningen acquired Schönbrunn Palace and the village in 1280. The office established there was gradually incorporated into the Burgebrach office between the early 16th and mid-18th centuries. As part of the Bamberg monastery , Schönbrunn belonged to the Franconian Empire from 1500 . Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, the place, like large parts of Franconia, has belonged to Bavaria (see also History of Franconia ). In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , the community of Schönbrunn was created with the community edict of 1818 .

Name change

On March 28, 1974, the name of the community was officially changed from Schönbrunn to Schönbrunn im Steigerwald.

Incorporations

Before 1972, only Oberneuses and Niederndorf belonged to the Schönbrunn community. As part of the regional reform in Bavaria , the municipalities of Grub (with Frenshof), Halbersdorf, Steinsdorf and Zettmannsdorf (with Fröschhof) were incorporated on May 1, 1978.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the community grew from 1739 to 1835 by 96 inhabitants or 5.5%. A peak was reached on December 31, 2003 with 1956 inhabitants.

• 1961: 1746 inhabitants
• 1970: 1793 inhabitants
• 1987: 1732 inhabitants
• 1991: 1763 inhabitants
• 1995: 1854 inhabitants
• 2000: 1887 inhabitants
• 2005: 1945 inhabitants
• 2010: 1902 inhabitants
• 2015: 1862 inhabitants

religion

According to the census on May 9, 2011, 83.8% of the population are Roman Catholic and 7.7% Evangelical Lutheran. 8.5% have another religion or are non-denominational.

politics

mayor

The first mayor since 2020 has been Dirk Friesen (CSU), who prevailed in the first ballot against the incumbent Georg Hollet (civic bloc), who has been in office since 2008, with 61.24% of the vote.

His predecessor Georg Hollet won the runoff election in 2008 with 52.85% of the vote against Otmar Oppelt (CSU) and was just re-elected in 2014 with 50.67%. Hollet's predecessor was Hans Baier (civic bloc) from 1984 to 2008, who was last elected in 2002 with 89.45% of the vote, with no opponent.

Municipal council

In the 2020/2026 electoral period, the municipal council consists of 5 members from the CSU , 3 from the BBL (Citizens' Block), 3 from the Steinsdorf Open List (OLS) and 1 from the ABL (Alternative Citizens List).

In the 2014/2020 electoral period, the municipal council consisted of 4 members from the CSU , 4 from the BBL (Citizens' Block), 3 from the ABL (Alternative Citizens List) and 3 from the OLS (Steinsdorf Open List). In the 2008/2014 election period, the municipal council consisted of 4 members from the CSU , 4 from the BBL (Citizens' Block), 2 from the ABL (Alternative Citizens List) and 2 from the Steinsdorf Open List (OLS). The CWG no longer competed.

In the local council elections in 2002, the CSU had 5 councilors, the BBL had 5 and the CWG (Christian Voting Association) had 2.

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 1998, according to official statistics, there were no employees at the place of work in the manufacturing sector or in trade and transport who were subject to social security contributions. In other economic areas 39 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were a total of 696 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There were eight companies in the manufacturing sector and six in the construction sector. In addition, in 1999 there were 56 farms with an agriculturally used area of ​​1188 hectares, 982 hectares of which were arable land and 199 hectares of permanent green area.

Breweries

The Seelmann brewery in Zettmannsdorf still exists in the area of ​​the municipality. In Schönbrunn itself, the Bähr brewery brewed until 2004 and the Wernsdörfer brewery until 2008, which is now brewed using the contract brewing process.

education

There are the following facilities:

• a kindergarten with 75 places and 72 children (as of 1999)
• a primary school with four classes (as of 2010)

Voluntary fire brigades

Voluntary fire brigades exist in Schönbrunn, Grub-Frenshof, Halbersdorf, Steinsdorf and Zettmannsdorf.

Culture and customs

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Schönbrunn in the Steigerwald

Club life

Schönbrunn has a diverse club life with over 40 clubs.

Regular events

Kerwa is celebrated every year in almost all districts :

• Schönbrunn: first Sunday in July
• Steinsdorf: first Sunday in July
• Grub: first Sunday in September
• Frenshof: third Sunday in October
• Zettmannsdorf: second Sunday in September
• Halbersdorf: second Sunday in May

In addition, the following larger events take place regularly:

• January / February: a total of seven carnival balls from various clubs
• May 1st: Maypole festival of the building trade association Schönbrunn
• July: Hofschoppenfest of the Schönbrunn theater group
• August 15th ( Assumption of Mary ): Garden party of the Tipp-Club Grub
• August: Garden party of the Steinsdorf Volunteer Fire Brigade

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ↑ https://www.vg-burgebrach.de/gemeinde-schoenbrunn-i-steigerwald/ueber-schoenbrunn/statistik
3. ↑ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html ? Anzeige=voll&modus=automat&tempus=[phone]/230146&attr=OBJ&val= 1132
4. ↑ Johannes Neumann: The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803: Requirements and consequences (PDF file; 179 kB)
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. 672 .
6. ↑ Incorporation to Schönbrunn on burgebrach-online

Web links

Commons : Schönbrunn im Steigerwald  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Schönbrunn im Steigerwald in the Topographia Franconiae (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Entry on the coat of arms of Schönbrunn in the Steigerwald  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Schönbrunn im Steigerwald: Official statistics of the LfStat (PDF; 1.24 MB)