Ergersheim is a municipality in the

Middle Franconia Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken, ) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the west of Bavaria and borders the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach; however ...

n district of

Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim (German: Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, official Landkreis Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the distr ...

. Administrative offices are located in

Uffenheim Uffenheim () is a city in the Middle Franconian district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Bad Windsheim, and 36 km southeast of Würzburg. Town structure Uffenheim consists of 13 d ...

Villages

*Ergersheim *Ermetzhofen *Kellermühle *Neuherberg *Obermühle *Seenheim

History

The first mention of Ergersheim was on December 25, 822 in a charter from the

Emperor An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...

Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqui ...

. Ergersheim is home to the oldest chapel of the area, which was built during that era, and is still used for special church functions.

Politics

The town council is made up of 12 members. Election in 2014: (Comparison to 2008): *Wählergemeinschaft Gemeinde Ermetzhofen 5 seats (± 0) *Freie Wählergemeinschaft Ergersheim 7 seats (± 0)

Twin town

Ergersheim, Bas-Rhin Ergersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Places to see * Saint Michel Chapel * Saint Nicolas Church Twin towns * Ergersheim, in Germany See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The fo ...

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External links

* {{Authority control Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim