Amlingstadt is a small village located in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is in
Upper Franconia, in the
Bamberg district
Bamberg () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of (from the north and clockwise) Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstad ...
. Amlingstadt is a constituent community of
Strullendorf.
In 2009, Amlingstadt had a total population of 687.
Geography
The village lies about 7 kilometers south-east from
Bamberg
Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...
, at the edge of the Hauptsmoorwald forest.
Amlingstadt is connected with its neighboring village,
Wernsdorf.
Amlingstadt has an elevation of about 270 meters.
History
In the 1970s, the foundations of a small stone church were excavated in Amlingstadt. It was one of 14 mission churches of the
Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg is ...
bishops, as part of missionary work starting in the 8th century amongst the Slavs in the
Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
* Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
...
and
Regnitz region.
Culture
There are several community organizations in Amlingstadt:
"Gemeinde Strullendorf Vereinsdatenbank"
, Accessed September 20, 2010.
* Organization for Seniors: "Seniorentanz"
* Veteran's Group: "Kameraden- & Soldatenverein Amlingstadt-Roßdorf"
Infrastructure
Amlingstadt lies on the Staatsstraße 2188.
References
External links
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* St. Ägidius o
Foracheim.de
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Villages in Bavaria
Bamberg (district)
Strullendorf