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Kulmbach (electoral District)
Kulmbach is an electoral constituency (German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 240. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the Kulmbach district, the Lichtenfels district, and the northern part of the Bamberg district. Kulmbach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Emmi Zeulner of the Christian Social Union (CSU). Geography Kulmbach is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Kulmbach and Lichtenfels as well as the municipalities of Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf and the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaften'' of Baunach and Steinfeld from the Bamberg district. History Kulmbach was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (, ) in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany and thus it is the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their electorate. The minimum legal number of members of the Bundestag (german: link=no, Mitglieder des Bundestages) is 598; however, due to the system of overhang and leveling seats the current 20th Bundestag has a total of 736 members, making it the largest Bundestag to date and the largest freely elected national parliamentary chamber in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breitengüßbach
Breitengüßbach (or ''Breitengüssbach'') is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg. It was first mentioned as ''Gusibach'' and as belonging to the royal court at Hallstadt in an Imperial document issued between 812 and 830. History Name’s meaning As to the name's origin, there is no agreement. The Old High German word ''guza'' (“pour”) could refer to ''Gießbach'', but since the neighbouring community of Hohengüßbach does not lie on a brook (''Bach'' means “brook” in German), the name might also have come from the names ''Gosbert'' or ''Götz''. The name in its current form crops up only in 1750, and only in the mid-19th century did it gain legal legitimacy. 9th to 17th centuries After Breitengüßbach's first mention as ''Gusibach'' in the early 9th century (about 812) and as being owned by the royal court at Hallstadt, Emperor Heinrich II donated the royal court along with Güßbach upon the founding of the Bishopric of Bamberg in 1007 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 West German Federal Election
Federal elections were held in West Germany on 6 September 1953 to elect the members of the second Bundestag. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as the largest party. This elections were the last before Saarland joined West Germany in 1957. It had been a separate entity, Saar protectorate, under French control since 1946. Campaign Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (who was also CDU leader) campaigned on his policies of economic reconstruction and growth, moderate conservatism or Christian democracy, and close relations with the United States. During the campaign he attacked the Social Democratic Party (SPD) ferociously. His staff had a comfortable coach on a train previously used only by Hermann Göring and behind that a dining car with sleeping berths for journalists.Charles Williams (2000) ''Adenauer: The Father of the New Germany'', p407 The new SPD leader (Kurt Schumacher had died in 1952) was Erich Ollenhauer, who was more moderate in his policies than Schumach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forchheim
Forchheim () is a town in Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the Gateway to the Franconian Switzerland, referring to the region of outstanding natural beauty to the north east of the town. Nowadays Forchheim is most famous for its ten day long beer and music festival (Annafest) which takes place in late July in an idyllic wooded hillside, home to 24 beer gardens, on the outskirts of the town. Forchheim's population, as of December 2013, was 30,705, and its land area is . Its position is 49° 44' N, 11° 04' E and its elevation is above sea level. Name and coat of arms When the coat of arms was bestowed upon the town at the beginning of the 13th century, people wrongly believed that their town's name, "Vorchheim" originates from the Old High German word ''vorhe'' (“trout”). This resulted in the coat of arms showing two trout (above ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association'' (german: vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) is used. Structure A municipal association normally consists of several adjacent municipalities located in the same district. It is controlled by a political representative, chairperson or executive board. Depending on the state, this person may be officially retained or appointed as mayor. * In Baden-Württemberg this position is held by the mayor of the appropriate fulfilling municipality (german: erfüllende Gemeinde). * In Thuringia there are municipal associations as well as fulfilling municipalities. * In Bavaria one mayor of a single municipality also acts as municipal chairman (german: Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender) of the association. Tasks The duties of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zapfendorf
Zapfendorf is a municipality with market rights in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany with roughly 5,000 inhabitants. Geography Lying as it did on a transport corridor along the Main running east–west as well as from Thuringia to Bavaria, Zapfendorf in the Main Valley was always a way station. On the Main itself, log drivers floated wood from the Frankenwald (forest) down to the Rhine and even as far as Rotterdam. Population development On 30 June 2006, Zapfendorf had 5,063 inhabitants, and on 31 December 2006, 5,083. In the next half year, the figure fell to 5,016 by 30 June 2007. Constituent communities Zapfendorf's main and namesake centre is by far the biggest of its ''Gemeindeteile'' with a population of 2,796. The community furthermore has these outlying centres, each given here with its own population figure: * Kirchschletten 113 * Lauf 689 * Oberleiterbach 254 * Oberoberndorf 97 * Reuthlos 93 * Roth 68 * Sassendorf 269 * Unterleiterbach 630 * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viereth-Trunstadt
Viereth-Trunstadt is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg lying on the Main. Geography Constituent communities Viereth Viereth lies in the northeast outliers of the Steigerwald (forest) and right on the Main’s south bank. The community had its first documentary mention in 911 under the name Fihuriod, from the Old High German words corresponding with the Modern High German words ''Vieh'' (“livestock”) and ''Ried'' (“boggy brook”). This makes the Viehbach, a brook (''Bach'') running through the village, Viereth’s namesake. Until the Bishopric of Bamberg was founded, Viereth was part of the Volkfeldgau (a mediaeval Gau lying between Bamberg and the Main Triangle), and thereby also part of the Bishopric of Würzburg. in 1008, the part of the community lying east of the Viehbach passed to the Bishopric of Bamberg. The part to the west, where the church stood, remained along with Trunstadt with the Bishopric of Würzburg, as it had been all along. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheßlitz
Scheßlitz (or ''Schesslitz'') is a German town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and lies on the rise to the Franconian Switzerland on the A 70 between Bamberg and Bayreuth, lying 14 km northeast of the former. Geography The town is surrounded by the following hills: :Stammberg (559 m) :Giechburg (530 m) :Gügel (515 m) :Kulm (553 m) :Heidenstein (577 m) :Rabenstein (572 m) :Würgauer Höhe (518 m) :Reisberg (554 m) :Roter Stein (518 m) :Wattendorfer Höhe (555 m) :Hohe Metze (577 m) This basin's sheltered setting with roads that come together from Heiligenstadt, Hollfeld, Weismain, Bad Staffelstein and Zapfendorf favoured settlement in prehistoric times. Constituent communities Scheßlitz's main town and namesake centre is by far the biggest of its ''Ortsteile'' with a population of 2,548. The town furthermore has these outlying centres, each given here with its own population figure: (as of 31 March/4 April 2005) The amalgamation of these '' Stadtteile' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattelsdorf
Rattelsdorf is a municipality with market rights in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg. Geography Rattelsdorf lies in the Upper Franconia-West region. It consists of 13 smaller population centres which are all found within the same area. Among them, Ebing is the second-biggest. What follows is a list of all centres with population figures: as of May 2005 The community also has 7 traditional rural land units, known in German as ''Gemarkungen'', named Busendorf, Ebing, Höfen b. Rattelsdorf, Medlitz, Mürsbach, Rattelsdorf and Daschendorfer Forst, six of which have the same names as six of the constituent communities (it is traditional for a ''Gemarkung'' to be named after a town or village lying nearby). History Until Secularization in 1803, The Benedictine Monastery at Michelsberg held sway over Rattelsdorf. Michelsberg was one of the monasteries incorporated into the High Monastery at Bamberg. Since the '' Reichsdeputationshauptschluss'' of 1803, the community has belon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhaid
Oberhaid is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg. Geography Location The community lies roughly seven kilometres northwest of Bamberg. The highest elevations are the Spitzelberg in the west at 325 m, and the Semberg in the east at 393 m. The location in the Main Valley in the Haßberge Nature Park area is ideal for hikers and cyclists. The outlying centre of Unterhaid is the Bamberg district’s lowest place at 230 m above sea level. Neighbouring communities Oberhaid borders on the municipal areas of Lauter, Bischberg and Viereth-Trunstadt, on the unincorporated area of Semberg and on the municipal areas of Baunach, Hallstadt and Bamberg. Oberhaid also borders on the community of Stettfeld and the town of Eltmann, which are both in the Haßberge district in Lower Franconia. Constituent communities Oberhaid’s main and namesake centre is by far the biggest of its ''Gemeindeteile'' with a population of 3,432. The community furthermore h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memmelsdorf
Memmelsdorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg bordering in the west directly on the city of Bamberg. History As with most places in the Bamberg district, this community's exact founding time cannot be established. However, looking back through the properties of the royal chamber estate in ''Memmelsdorf'' yields a founding time sometime about 900. Since there were no local monasteries at that time, there is today a lack of historical accounts about settlement here. About 1120, evidence crops up of ''Mam’s'', ''Mamo’s'' or ''Memo’s'' village (''Dorf'' in German). A Frank by the name of ''Mamo'' is the namesake of ''Memenstorf'', ''Memistorf'', ''Mamestorf'' or ''Mamenestorf'' – the place now known as ''Memmelsdorf''. From road names that have been handed down it is assumed that this founding, lying between two brooks, safeguarded old traffic routes. * 900 Founding of the royal chamber estate * 1120 Founding of Mamo's village * 1248 Founding of Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litzendorf
Litzendorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg (district), Bamberg. Owing to administrative reform it has been a unified community since 1 May 1978. Geography Litzendorf and most of its outlying centres lie in the Ellern Valley, which is surrounded by wooded heights with the Bamberg district's two highest elevations, the Geisberg (585 m) and the Stammberg (560 m). Constituent communities Litzendorf's namesake centre is not the biggest of its ''Ortsteile''. Pödeldorf is somewhat bigger. The community has these centres, each given here with its own population figure: Neighbouring communities History The derivation of the name ''Litzendorf'' is unclear. It could have come from the Slavic languages, Slavic word ''lyko'' ("bast") or from the Germanic languages, Germanic word ''litzel'' ("little"). In Merovingian and Carolingian times, when the villages, which were likely of Franks, Frankish and Slavic peoples, Slavic origin, arose, the Ellern Vall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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