Weitramsdorf

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Franconia
County :	Coburg
Height :	300 m above sea level NHN
Area :	33.72 km 2
Residents:	5076 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	151 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	96479
Primaries :	09561, 09567
License plate :	CO, NEC
Community key :	09 4 73 175
LOCODE :	DE WT5
Community structure:	9 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Ummerstadter Str. 11 ; 96479 Weitramsdorf
Website :	www.weitramsdorf.eu
Mayor :	Andreas Carl (Neundorf village community)
Location of the community of Weitramsdorf in the Coburg district

Weitramsdorf is a municipality in the Upper Franconian district of Coburg with around 5100 inhabitants.

Gasthaus Helbig

geography

location

Weitramsdorf is about five kilometers west of Coburg . The place is surrounded by forests and lies in a side valley of the Rodach .

Community structure

The community of Weitramsdorf consists of the eight districts of Altenhof , Gersbach , Hergramsdorf , Neundorf , Schlettach , Tambach , Weidach and Weitramsdorf. In addition, the place Weidach-Vogelherd, bordering the Coburg district of Scheuerfeld , belongs to the community. Weitramsdorf is the seat of the administration.

history

Until the move to Bavaria

Weitramsdorf was first mentioned in a document in 1177. As part of the Coburg country, the settlement belonged to the Henneberg rulership in the 13th century , which passed to the Wettins in the 14th century . Weitramsdorf was part of Saxony-Coburg until 1920, when it became part of the Free State of Bavaria .

The district Tambach was mentioned as early as 874 as "Tanbah".

Grenzstein Dreiherrenstein ( K önigreich B ayern - H erzogtum S achsen- M einingen - H erzogtum S achsen- C oburg) near Weitramsdorf

Incorporations

Weitramsdorf, Schlettach and Gersbach formed one community from 1869 onwards. On January 1, 1972 Altenhof was incorporated. The former community of Neundorf (previously in the Staffelstein district ) was added on July 1, 1972. Finally, Weidach was incorporated on May 1, 1978.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the municipality grew from 4,444 to 5,031 by 587 inhabitants or 13.2%. On December 31, 2006 Weitramsdorf had 5170 inhabitants.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has 20 members

Neundorf village community (DGN): 5 seats
CSU : 4 seats
Free voter-citizens' association: 3 seats
Free voters: 3 seats
Non-partisan voter group (ÜPWG): 3 seats
SPD : 2 seats

(Status: 2020)

mayor

2002–2014: Christian Gunsenheimer (Free Voters / Citizens' Association)
2014–2020: Wolfgang Bauersachs (citizens for citizens)
since 2020: Andreas Carl (Neundorf village community)

Culture and sights

St. Nikolaus in Weitramsdorf
Birth of Mary in Neundorf
Our Lady of Sorrows in Altenhof
Tambach Castle
Tambach Castle Wildlife Park
Bavarian Falconry

Architectural monuments

economy

The furniture factory Albrecht, founded by Michael Albrecht in 1876 and closed after bankruptcy in 1997, was at times the largest employer in town with over 400 employees. A carpentry company had emerged that produced furniture and interior fittings on an area of over 75,000 square meters. In the Second World War and were gliders manufactured. There were also the Hilmar Franz and Heinz Kräusslich furniture factories. In total, the three companies had well over 700 employees in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.