Vogtendorf (Kronach)

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Vogtendorf
City of Kronach
Coat of arms of Vogtendorf
Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 48 ″  N , 11 ° 21 ′ 33 ″  E
Height : 316 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.28 km²
Residents : 294  (1987)
Population density : 129 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 96317
Area code : 09261
Former parish hall
Former parish hall

Vogtendorf is part of the municipality of Kronach in the Upper Franconian district of Kronach in Bavaria .

geography

The village lies at the foot of the Franconian Forest on the Rodach .

history

The place name probably goes back to the personal name Vocco and means "The village of Vocco". The first mention was in 1323 in Bamberg Urbar as "Vocke village".

In 1871 the village had 26 residential buildings and 155 inhabitants, with 57 Catholics who were in Kronach and 98 Protestants who were parish in Fischbach .

On July 1, 1972, Vogtendorf was incorporated into Kronach.

Architectural monuments

A total of six architectural monuments are listed in the Bavarian list of monuments .

Personalities

Johann Kaspar Zeuss

In 1806 the philologist Johann Kaspar Zeuß was born in Vogtendorf as the second son of the master mason marriage couple Michael Zeuss and Margaretha, née. Hanna, born. In 1856 he died in his birthplace.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing (Ed.): Official local directory for Bavaria, territorial status: May 25, 1987 . Issue 450 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich November 1991, DNB  94240937X , p. 310 ( digitized version ).
  2. ^ Karl Löhner: Fischbach and his parish . Kronach 1996, p. 45.
  3. ↑ Kgl. Statistical Bureau (ed.): Complete list of localities of the Kingdom of Bavaria. According to districts, administrative districts, court districts and municipalities, including parish, school and post office affiliation ... with an alphabetical general register containing the population according to the results of the census of December 1, 1875 . Adolf Ackermann, Munich 1877, 2nd section (population figures from 1871, cattle figures from 1873), Sp. 1064 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00052489-4 ( digitized version ).
  4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 500 .