Urphar

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Urphar
City of Wertheim
Urphar coat of arms
Coordinates: 49 ° 44 ′ 59 "  N , 9 ° 34 ′ 22"  E
Height : 144 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 586  (December 31, 2017)
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 97877
Area code : 09342
View to Urphar from the northwest
View to Urphar from the northwest

Urphar (in dialect: Orfel ) is a town in the large district town of Wertheim in the Main-Tauber district of Baden-Württemberg in the administrative district of Stuttgart .

geography

Geographical location

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of the residential areas in the urban area of ​​Urphar: OSM

Urphar is 144  m above sea level. NHN on the left bank of the southeast loop of the Mainviereck . The area of ​​the former municipality of Urphar includes the village of Urphar ( ⊙ ) and the Klosterweg residential area ( ⊙ ). The state road 2310 and the district road  2878 lead through the village  .

Neighboring marks

Neighboring markings starting clockwise in the north are Lindelbach , Dertingen , Dietenhan , Höhefeld , Reicholzheim , Wertheim (with the Eichel / Hofgarten district ) and Kreuzwertheim .

Waters

In the northeast of the district the Kennwergraben flows from the left and in the north of the district the Lindenbächle flows from the right into the Kembach , which flows into the Main in the northwest of the town .

history

775, first mention of Urphars ("urfare") as a founding property of the nearby Holzkirchen monastery. The tower of the medieval fortified church dates from the 10th century. Around 1100, Urphar comes into the possession of the Counts of Wertheim. Urphar was an independent municipality in the Tauberbischofsheim district until it was incorporated into Wertheim on January 1, 1972. Since January 1, 1973, Urphar has been in the Main-Tauber district . As of December 31, 2017, Urphar had 586 residents.

religion

Urphar is influenced by Protestants. The Jakobskirche belongs to the Evangelical Church District Wertheim . The Catholics living here belong to the parish of the Hofgarten district of Wertheim ( deanery Tauberbischofsheim ).

politics

The Urphar local council consists of the mayor Martin Gillig and three members of the committee.

Culture and sights

Cultural monuments

Biking and hiking trails

Urphar is located on the Main-Tadweg and the Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal .

traffic

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Breakdown of the population of the city of Wertheim including sub-locations. (PDF) City of Wertheim, accessed on September 4, 2018 (via: Figures, data, facts /).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Urphar - Altgemeinde ~ Teilort - Detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved May 11, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Right click on the BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government ( information ).
  4. ↑ Klosterweg - living space - detail page - LEO-BW. In: leo-bw.de. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .
  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 , p. 480 .
  6. ↑ Evangelical Church Community Urphar. Evangelical Dean's Office Wertheim, accessed on August 24, 2017 .
  7. ^ Urphar local council
  8. ↑ Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal (pilgrimage route) - wanderkompass.de. In: wanderkompass.de. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .