Maßbach

Maßbach
Maßbach
Location of Maßbach within Bad Kissingen district
Coordinates	50°11′N 10°17′E / 50.18333°N 10.28333°E / 50.18333; 10.28333Coordinates: 50°11′N 10°17′E / 50.18333°N 10.28333°E / 50.18333; 10.28333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Lower Franconia
District	Bad Kissingen
Municipal assoc.	Maßbach
Local subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Mayor	Johannes Wegner (Green Party)
Basic statistics
Area	59.31 km2 (22.90 sq mi)
Elevation	284 m  (932 ft)
Population	4,704 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	79 /km2 (205 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KG
Postal code	97711
Area code	09735
Website	www.massbach.de

Maßbach is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Maßbach lies between the biosphere reserve of the Bavarian Rhön Mountains and Haßberge.

Neighboring municipalities

• Münnerstadt
• Thundorf
• Üchtelhausen in the district of Schweinfurt
• Rannungen

Divisions of the municipality

The following towns belong to the municipality:

• Maßbach
• Rannungen
• Thundorf (including the Theinfeld und Rothhausen)

Maßbach includes the following villages:

• Poppenlauer
• Volkershausen
• Weichtungen

History

The town was first documented in 770. Beginning in the mid-19th century, many residents of Massbach and the surrounding area emigrated to the United States and settled in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. They named their settlement in Derinda Township "Massbach" after their home village.

Coat of arms

A red and silver shield divided into alternating stripes emanating from a point at the top.

Sister cities

• Bretteville-sur-Laize, near Caen  France

Culture

The Fränkisches Theater Schloss Maßbach is a private theater which presents an ambitious program. The Heimatmuseum is housed in the palace in Maßbach-Poppenlauer

Transportation

There is public bus service to Schweinfurt, Bad Kissingen, and Bad Neustadt. The nearest train station is in Münnerstadt on the Schweinfurt-Erfurt line. The municipality has its own exit from the Autobahn A-71.

External links

• Official Web site

References

1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.