Weingarts
Weingarts is a village with approx. 600 inhabitants in the municipality of Kunreuth in the Forchheim district . It is popularly known as "Meingisch" or "Maigisch".
location
Weingarts is located in the southeast of the Kunreuth valley below Regensberg at the northeastern foot of the Hetzleser mountain.
history
“56 fron cuts in grain or eleven pfennig for one, 56 fron cuts in Haber or eight pfennig for one”, this is the annual interest paid by the farmers from Weingarts to Regensberg in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The community Weingarts was formed on April 1, 1951 from parts of the former community Oberehrenbach. It was incorporated into Kunreuth on May 1, 1978.
Weingarts was first mentioned in a document as "Meingers" in the list of the oldest villages in the Bamberg diocese in 1243. The village probably got its name from the Bamberg servant Meinger.
Culture and customs
Franconian customs are particularly cultivated in Weingarts. The Maigischer Stubenmusik and the Weingarts brass band with their traditional folk music and costumes make the village known nationwide.
Regular events
- Corpus Christi with colorful Corpus Christi procession
- Parish fair on the third Sunday in July with customs
- Kathrein dance on the Saturday before the first Advent
Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′ 22 ″ N , 11 ° 10 ′ 18 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.vg-gosberg.de/index.php?id=153,112
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 462 .
- ^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 684 .
- ↑ http://www.blaskapelle-weingarts.de
