Viereth

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Viereth
Coordinates: 49 ° 55 ′ 28 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 35 ″  E
Height : 249  (228-272)  m
Residents : 1764  (Jan. 2, 2018)
Incorporation : May 1, 1978
Postal code : 96191
Area code : 09503

Viereth is the capital of the municipality of Viereth-Trunstadt in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg with a good 1700 inhabitants.

geography

The village is located about 9 km northwest of Bamberg , directly south of the Main , into which the Viehbach that crosses it flows.

history

Viereth probably originated from a pasture. The place was first mentioned in 911 as "Fihuriod". In 1008 the south-eastern part from Viereth to the Viehbach went to the diocese of Bamberg . The north-western part, like Trunstadt, belonged to the diocese of Würzburg . Viereth was a wine-growing place until the 18th century .

The Weiher district came to the Viereth community from the Trunstadt community in 1949 . In the course of the municipal reform in 1978, the municipality of Viereth was formed from the two municipalities. It was renamed Viereth-Trunstadt in 1980 .

Viereth had 1,029 inhabitants in 163 residential buildings in 1952, compared with 1,356 in 1987.

Worth seeing

Power plant of the Viereth barrage
  • St. Jakobus Church, a baroque building from 1762/63 with rococo interior. The sculptures on the high altar are by Johann Gottfried Gollwitzer, the side altars by Bernhard Kamm and the pulpit by Johann Thomas Wagner.
  • The historic town hall, a half-timbered building, is dated "1604" in the arched walls of the cellar vault and is the seat of the municipal administration.
  • The tithe barn, a half-timbered building, was built around 1720 and was used to store the tithe delivered. It was saved from decay in 1977–79 by the sculptor and painter Reinhard Klesse . He and his son set up their studio behind the facade.
  • War memorial; Column designed by R. Klesse.
  • Viereth barrage with power station house (massive three-storey hipped roof construction), roller weir and tow lock from 1924–1926,

List of architectural monuments in Viereth

traffic

The federal highway 26 runs through the place. From there, a junction leads to the 1 km north-running A 70 motorway (junction 13 Viereth-Trunstadt) and Weiherer Strasse in the direction of Tütschengereuth and Weiher. The nearest train station is in Oberhaid .

economy

In Viereth there are small businesses, restaurants and hotels. The Mainlust brewery has a total capacity of around 500 hectoliters of different beers per year. The Albin Schmitt group of companies covers a wide range of services in the construction sector.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Official register of places for Bavaria, edited on the basis of the census of September 13, 1950, Munich, 1952
  2. Official directory for Bavaria, territorial status: May 25, 1987, Munich, 1991
  3. studio in tithe barn
  4. ^ Paul Utsch Reinhard Klesse , explanation of the five meter high sandstone column
  5. Information from the community