Burgebrach
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Burgebrach (ˈbʊʁk ˈeːbʁax) is a market town in the Upper Franconia
n district of Bamberg
and the seat of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Burgebrach.
22 halfway between Bamberg
and Ebrach
.
, Stegaurach
, Frensdorf
, Pommersfelden
, Mühlhausen
(Erlangen-Höchstadt
district), Schlüsselfeld
, Burgwindheim
, Schönbrunn im Steigerwald
and Walsdorf
all border on Burgebrach.
donated it to the Bishopric of Würzburg
, which then sold it to the High Monastery at Bamberg. Burgebrach was the original parish
for more than 40 outlying places. It was granted market rights on 21 August 1472 by Bamberg Bishop Georg von Schaumburg.
In 1499, on the Bishop’s demands, three defensive towers had to be built, for which the Bishop exempted the market town from tax
es. Walls were needless, as the boggy meadows and the Ebrach’s two arms had long been thwarting enemy attacks. Thus Burgebrach was spared the fury of the Hussite and German Peasants' War
s. Only in 1550 was it beset by the notorious Margrave Albrecht Alkibiades’s, and on 16 February 1632 in the Thirty Years' War
by the Swedes
’ plundering and pillaging. In 1706, a great deal of money and goods were forced out of the townsfolk by the French
.
Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, the community has no longer belonged to the High Monastery at Bamberg, but rather to Bavaria
.
Burgebrach once had Jewish inhabitants who had at their disposal a synagogue
and a mikvah
. The former has been converted into a home, while the latter, a ritual bath, is used nowadays as a garage. The dead were buried in Walsdorf
.
The town council is made up of 20 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds and percentage of votes received:
In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to euro
s, amounted to €2,610,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €776,000.
in Rhineland-Palatinate
.
The local historical inscription from 1958 describes “Hans Leisentritt’s” last minutes: “...The sun was climbing on this last day of September in full brightness high above the Jura. Hans Leisentritt did not see it, nor did he see the blue sky as he faltered through the North Gate. Before the Marter at the brook he knelt down and the sentence was read out once again. ‘Crucified Lord Jesus Christ, have pity with me!’ In holy mercifulness the Lord on the Cross looked upon the poor sinner. A picture of misery of a man stumbled in fetters on towards the gallows
. Nobody ran up to cut the ropes off from him so that he could run back into the market town, flee into the church and thereby be saved. None wanted to help him. Thus, he staggered on, up to the gallows. There, the hangman carried out his duty.”
The Gothic Marter bears on its octagonal shaft the yeardate 1522 and on the lantern 1512.
The lantern itself is adorned on both front and back by a Crucifixion scene, and on the edges are found Emperor Heinrich and Empress Kunigunde.
On the octagonal shaft, on the side towards the road – when the light is just right – the outlines of a human figure can be made out. At this wayside shrine, it is believed that Martin Luther
preached on his way to Heidelberg
, leading some to believe that the shape that could be seen on the shaft was Martin Luther’s, thereby also leading others to batter the image with stones into unrecognizability. Whatever the truth is about this story, it cannot be confirmed that Martin Luther ever came to Burgebrach.
On 8 June 1968, Alfred Seel noted this 220-cm tall memorial with its 60-cm wide lantern in his description of field memorials in the City and District of Bamberg. In 1976, Hanns Leitherer strengthened and restored the memorial and the municipality laid a sandstone plaque at the foot of the shrine bearing both names.
The inscription “Ren. 1811” points to a renovation. The last restoration – in the 20th century – was financed by the Heimatverein Burgebrach (“homeland club”).
Two legends, although neither one’s provenance can be confirmed, are connected with this place:
In the front relief described as a representation of the Trinity, one does not see the usual representation of an at once glorious and dolorous Trinity, but rather God the Father gazes out from the clouds with outstretched arms, the dove, symbol of the Holy Ghost, sweeps across the middle of the relief over the Christ Child, who is being led by Mary and Joseph.
, the Steigerwaldklinik. Moreover, there are many retail
businesses in Burgebrach. The firm IDEAL Automotive and the Musikhaus Thomann with worldwide online mail ordering further enhance the economy.
22. The town may be reached by Autobahn through the Schlüsselfeld
or Pommersfelden
interchange on the A 3.
Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia is a Regierungsbezirk of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia , all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern .With more than 200 independent breweries which brew...
n district of Bamberg
Bamberg (district)
Bamberg Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, Kitzingen, Schweinfurt and Haßberge.- History :The history of the...
and the seat of the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Burgebrach.
Geography
Burgebrach is said to be the eastern gateway to the Steigerwald (forest), where the Mittlere Ebrach empties into the Rauhe Ebrach. It is to be found on BundesstraßeBundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
22 halfway between Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
and Ebrach
Ebrach
Ebrach is a community with market rights in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and the seat of the administrative community of Ebrach.-Etymology:...
.
Neighbouring communities
LisbergLisberg
Lisberg is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community of Lisberg, lying in the Steigerwald .-Constituent communities:...
, Stegaurach
Stegaurach
Stegaurach is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and the seat of the administrative community of Stegaurach.-Geography:...
, Frensdorf
Frensdorf
Frensdorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg.-Geography:The community lies in Upper Franconia south of Bamberg on the lower reaches of the Rauhe Ebrach.-Constituent communities:...
, Pommersfelden
Pommersfelden
Pommersfelden is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg.-Constituent communities:The community of Pommersfelden is subdivided into four Gemarkungen with a total of ten settled centres, each given here with its own population figure:*Gemarkung Oberndorf:-Population...
, Mühlhausen
Mühlhausen, Middle Franconia
Mühlhausen is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany....
(Erlangen-Höchstadt
Erlangen-Höchstadt
Erlangen-Höchstadt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Fürth, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nuremberg and Erlangen...
district), Schlüsselfeld
Schlüsselfeld
Schlüsselfeld is a town on the southwestern edge of the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg-Geography:Schlüsselfeld lies 24 km southwest of Bamberg in the Steigerwald in the valley of the Reiche Ebrach, 299 m above sea level....
, Burgwindheim
Burgwindheim
Burgwindheim is a community with market rights in the west of the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community of Ebrach.-Geography:...
, Schönbrunn im Steigerwald
Schönbrunn im Steigerwald
Schönbrunn im Steigerwald is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community of Burgebrach.-Constituent communities:...
and Walsdorf
Walsdorf
Walsdorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community of Stegaurach. It lies in the valley of the Aurach roughly ten kilometres west of Bamberg.-Constituent communities:...
all border on Burgebrach.
Constituent communities
Burgebrach’s main and namesake centre is by far the biggest of its Ortsteile with a population of 3,316. The market town furthermore has these outlying centres, each given here with its own population figure:
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History
The first known name for the place was Urbs Ebraha in 1023. Emperor Heinrich IIHenry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry II , also referred to as Saint Henry, Obl.S.B., was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Ottonian dynasty, from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later. He was crowned King of the Germans in 1002 and King of Italy in 1004...
donated it to the Bishopric of Würzburg
Bishopric of Würzburg
The Bishopric of Würzburg was a prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg, Germany. Würzburg was a diocese from 743. In the 18th century, its bishop was often also Bishop of Bamberg...
, which then sold it to the High Monastery at Bamberg. Burgebrach was the original parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
for more than 40 outlying places. It was granted market rights on 21 August 1472 by Bamberg Bishop Georg von Schaumburg.
In 1499, on the Bishop’s demands, three defensive towers had to be built, for which the Bishop exempted the market town from tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
es. Walls were needless, as the boggy meadows and the Ebrach’s two arms had long been thwarting enemy attacks. Thus Burgebrach was spared the fury of the Hussite and German Peasants' War
German Peasants' War
The German Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt was a widespread popular revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe, 1524–1526. At its height in the spring and summer of 1525, the conflict involved an estimated 300,000 peasants: contemporary estimates put the dead at 100,000...
s. Only in 1550 was it beset by the notorious Margrave Albrecht Alkibiades’s, and on 16 February 1632 in the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
by the Swedes
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
’ plundering and pillaging. In 1706, a great deal of money and goods were forced out of the townsfolk by the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, the community has no longer belonged to the High Monastery at Bamberg, but rather to Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
.
Burgebrach once had Jewish inhabitants who had at their disposal a synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
and a mikvah
Mikvah
Mikveh is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism...
. The former has been converted into a home, while the latter, a ritual bath, is used nowadays as a garage. The dead were buried in Walsdorf
Walsdorf
Walsdorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community of Stegaurach. It lies in the valley of the Aurach roughly ten kilometres west of Bamberg.-Constituent communities:...
.
Population development
Within town limits, 4,761 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 5,037 in 1987, 6,212 in 2000 and 6479 in 2006. In 2007 it was 6,438.Politics
Since 1990 the mayor has been Georg Bogensperger (CSU).The town council is made up of 20 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds and percentage of votes received:
- CSUChristian Social Union of BavariaThe Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
7 (33.6%) - Überparteiliche Christliche Wählergemeinschaft 4 (17.9%)
- Wählergemeinschaft Oberer Grund 3 (13.7%)
- WG Oberköst-Hirschbrunn-Treppendorf 2 (8.9%)
- Ampferbach-Dietendorfer Liste 1 (8.9%)
- Christliche Wählergemeinschaft Stappenbach 1 (5.2%)
- Wählergemeinschaft Unterneuses 1 (4.8%)
- Wählergemeinschaft Grasmannsdorf 1 (4.7%)
In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s, amounted to €2,610,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €776,000.
Town partnership
There is a partnership arrangement with the community of KapsweyerKapsweyer
Kapsweyer is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
.
Buildings
- The St. Vitus parish church with GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
and BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
elements has been witnessed since 1154. Building work on the tower was begun in the 13th century. On the right side in the choir space stand figures from the Veit StossVeit StossVeit Stoss was a leading Bavarian sculptor, mostly in wood, whose career covered the transition between the late Gothic and the Northern Renaissance. His style emphasized pathos and emotion, helped by his virtuoso carving of billowing drapery; it has been called "late Gothic Baroque"...
school of those who endowed the Bishopric of Bamberg: Emperor HeinrichHenry II, Holy Roman EmperorHenry II , also referred to as Saint Henry, Obl.S.B., was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Ottonian dynasty, from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later. He was crowned King of the Germans in 1002 and King of Italy in 1004...
and his wife Kunigunde. - On the church square stands a Mount of OlivesMount of OlivesThe Mount of Olives is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem with three peaks running from north to south. The highest, at-Tur, rises to 818 meters . It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes...
group in a hexagonal sandstoneSandstoneSandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
housing with rib vaultRib vaultThe intersection of two or three barrel vaults produces a rib vault or ribbed vault when they are edged with an armature of piped masonry often carved in decorative patterns; compare groin vault, an older form of vault construction...
ing, facing traceryTraceryIn architecture, Tracery is the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window. The term probably derives from the 'tracing floors' on which the complex patterns of late Gothic windows were laid out.-Plate tracery:...
and an off-centre cupolaCupolaIn architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
. - The parish house was once the Prince-BishopPrince-BishopA Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
’s huntingHuntingHunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
palace and in 1909 it was remodelled in the Neo-RenaissanceNeo-RenaissanceRenaissance Revival is an all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes...
style. - From the town’s fortifications the Upper Gate still remains (gatehouse from 1720), which still houses the town hall today with the administration building built onto it.
- Windeck ruins in Ampferbach
- Former Amt court/district hospital, now a community centre.
Wayside shrines
- Wayside shrine at the bridge, known as Beichtenmarter or Luthermarter. Outside the former gate fortifications stands today on a lobe of the fairgrounds, field no. 728, the Beichtenmarter (“Confessional Shrine”), and not very much farther is the Galgenberg – the Gallows Mountain.
The local historical inscription from 1958 describes “Hans Leisentritt’s” last minutes: “...The sun was climbing on this last day of September in full brightness high above the Jura. Hans Leisentritt did not see it, nor did he see the blue sky as he faltered through the North Gate. Before the Marter at the brook he knelt down and the sentence was read out once again. ‘Crucified Lord Jesus Christ, have pity with me!’ In holy mercifulness the Lord on the Cross looked upon the poor sinner. A picture of misery of a man stumbled in fetters on towards the gallows
Gallows
A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging, or by means to torture before execution, as was used when being hanged, drawn and quartered...
. Nobody ran up to cut the ropes off from him so that he could run back into the market town, flee into the church and thereby be saved. None wanted to help him. Thus, he staggered on, up to the gallows. There, the hangman carried out his duty.”
The Gothic Marter bears on its octagonal shaft the yeardate 1522 and on the lantern 1512.
The lantern itself is adorned on both front and back by a Crucifixion scene, and on the edges are found Emperor Heinrich and Empress Kunigunde.
On the octagonal shaft, on the side towards the road – when the light is just right – the outlines of a human figure can be made out. At this wayside shrine, it is believed that Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
preached on his way to Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, leading some to believe that the shape that could be seen on the shaft was Martin Luther’s, thereby also leading others to batter the image with stones into unrecognizability. Whatever the truth is about this story, it cannot be confirmed that Martin Luther ever came to Burgebrach.
On 8 June 1968, Alfred Seel noted this 220-cm tall memorial with its 60-cm wide lantern in his description of field memorials in the City and District of Bamberg. In 1976, Hanns Leitherer strengthened and restored the memorial and the municipality laid a sandstone plaque at the foot of the shrine bearing both names.
- Wayside shrine on the heights, known as Ursula-Marter or Otto-Marter . This wayside shrine standing at field no. 401 is particularly worthy of mention, as it can be used as an outdoor altar. The BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
280-cm tall shrine was, according to the inscription on the back, made in 1703; the initials above – J. G. H. and M. C. H. – may refer to those who endowed the shrine. The lantern shows the following pictures: on the side towards the road (east side) is a representation of the TrinityTrinityThe Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three divine persons : the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are distinct yet coexist in unity, and are co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial . Put another way, the three persons of the Trinity are of one being...
; on the back (west side) is an image of Saint GeorgeSaint GeorgeSaint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
fighting the dragonDragonA dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
; the side towards Burgebrach (south side) was adorned with Saint John of Nepomuk; the side towards Ampferbach (north side) was adorned with Saint CatherineCatherine of AlexandriaSaint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius...
. Fruit hangers decorate the lantern and post. The acanthusAcanthus (ornament)The acanthus is one of the most common plant forms to make foliage ornament and decoration.-Architecture:In architecture, an ornament is carved into stone or wood to resemble leaves from the Mediterranean species of the Acanthus genus of plants, which have deeply cut leaves with some similarity to...
that caps the images forms the base on the lantern for the crowning cross which was removed at some unknown time. The lantern and post have the same dimensions (50 × 30 cm).
The inscription “Ren. 1811” points to a renovation. The last restoration – in the 20th century – was financed by the Heimatverein Burgebrach (“homeland club”).
Two legends, although neither one’s provenance can be confirmed, are connected with this place:
- When the newly chosen Bamberg Bishop, coming from Würzburg reached here on 1 February 1203, a delegation from Bamberg was already waiting to greet the new landlord.
- Ursula von Windeck (14th century) was driving to Burgebrach for church services on Trinity Sunday (the first Sunday after WhitsunWhitsunWhitsun is the name used in the UK for the Christian festival of Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples...
) with a team of horses. As the coach coming from the castle turned into the main road, the firecrackerFirecrackerA firecracker is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang; any visual effect is incidental to this goal. They have fuses, and are wrapped in a heavy paper casing to contain the explosive compound...
s were set off in Burgebrach; the horses shied. Ursula sent an ejaculatory prayer to the Holy Trinity and the approaching misfortune was averted. Ursula thereupon endowed a wayside shrine.
In the front relief described as a representation of the Trinity, one does not see the usual representation of an at once glorious and dolorous Trinity, but rather God the Father gazes out from the clouds with outstretched arms, the dove, symbol of the Holy Ghost, sweeps across the middle of the relief over the Christ Child, who is being led by Mary and Joseph.
Regular events
- The church consecration festival (Kirchweih, or locally, Kerwa), known well beyond the community, takes place yearly on the Sunday after MichaelmasMichaelmasMichaelmas, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel is a day in the Western Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September...
(29 September), so on the last weekend in September or the first in October. - Every three months – quarterly, on the second Sunday in March, June, September and December – markets are held in Burgebrach, which are well patronized.
Economy and infrastructure
Burgebrach is a subcentre and has its own hospitalHospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
, the Steigerwaldklinik. Moreover, there are many retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
businesses in Burgebrach. The firm IDEAL Automotive and the Musikhaus Thomann with worldwide online mail ordering further enhance the economy.
Transport
Through Burgebrach run Staatsstraße 2262 and BundesstraßeBundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
22. The town may be reached by Autobahn through the Schlüsselfeld
Schlüsselfeld
Schlüsselfeld is a town on the southwestern edge of the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg-Geography:Schlüsselfeld lies 24 km southwest of Bamberg in the Steigerwald in the valley of the Reiche Ebrach, 299 m above sea level....
or Pommersfelden
Pommersfelden
Pommersfelden is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg.-Constituent communities:The community of Pommersfelden is subdivided into four Gemarkungen with a total of ten settled centres, each given here with its own population figure:*Gemarkung Oberndorf:-Population...
interchange on the A 3.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Thomas Schmauser: After his training at the Otto-Falckenberg-SchuleOtto-Falckenberg-SchuleThe Otto Falckenberg Schule – Fachakademie für darstellende Kunst der Landeshauptstadt München is a higher education academy in Munich training actors and directors, affiliated to the Münchner Kammerspiele. It was founded in 1946 as the Städtische Schauspielschule but renamed to its present name on...
in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, this artist, born in 1972, went into a firm engagement at the Lower Saxony State Theatre (Niedersächsisches Staatstheater), where he played many lead rôles onstage. With artistic director Ulrich Khuon he changed in the summer of 2000 to the Hamburger Thalia Theater, where he can be seen as, among others, Prinz Friedrich von Homburg. In the mid-1990s began his film career. He was seen in, among other films, Japaner sind die besseren Liebhaber (1994), Nach fünf im Urwald (1995), Ein todsicheres Geschäft (1999) and Die Einsamkeit der Krokodile (2000). For television, Nur für eine Nacht (1997), Ein Dorf sucht seinen Mörder, Und die Braut wusste von nichts (both 2002) Der Mörder ist unter uns (2003) and the three Tatort (“Scene of the crime”) productions Der Prügelknabe, Die Liebe und ihr Preis and Teufelskreis were produced. In 1998, he was awarded the O. E.-Hasse-Förderpreis by the Berlin Academy of Arts (Akademie der Künste Berlin).
Other
- Where St. Vitus’s parish church now stands, a magnificent and much bigger church was to have been built according to building master Balthasar NeumannBalthasar NeumannJohann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...
’s plans. The Abbot of EbrachEbrachEbrach is a community with market rights in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and the seat of the administrative community of Ebrach.-Etymology:...
, however, objected to the project, and so the church was never built. - In the outlying centre of Treppendorf is found Europe’s biggest music hall.
- From 1999 to 2005 the label Musico Records was a part of Burgebrach.