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Motten 
MottenLocation of Motten within Bad Kissingen district
Coordinates 50°24′N 9°46′E / 50.4°N 9.76667°ECoordinates: 50°24′N 9°46′E / 50.4°N 9.76667°E Administration Country Germany State Bavaria Admin. region Lower Franconia District Bad Kissingen Local subdivisions 3 Ortsteile Mayor Jochen Vogel (Wählergemeinschaft) Basic statistics Area 23.80 km2 (9.19 sq mi) Elevation 420 m (1378 ft) Population 1,794 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 75 /km2 (195 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate KG Postal code 97786 Area code 09748 Website www.motten.de Motten is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.
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Divisions of the municipality
The municipality consists of the following towns:
- Kothen
- Motten
- Speicherz
History
Motten originally belonged to the Bishop of Fulda, and was secularized in 1803 and given to Archduke Ferdinand of Orange. In 1806, it became part of the Province of Fulde in France. In the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was given to Austria. Since the Treaty of Munich of 1816, it has belonged to Bavaria.
On the evening of October 22, 2005, a tornado destroyed parts of the industrial district.
Population
Year Population 1970 1617 1987 1641 2002 1946 2005 1935 Coat of arms
A black Templar's cross on a diagonal silver band, with a crown above and a gold thistle blossom below on a black background.
Economy
Motten has had a brewery since the 16th century.
As of 1998, there were 242 businesses in the municipality. As of 1999, there were 54 agricultural businesses, with 837 ha under cultivation, 227 ha in fields, and 606 ha in pasture.
External links
References
- ^ "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.
Aura | Bad Bocklet | Bad Brückenau | Bad Kissingen | Burkardroth | Elfershausen | Euerdorf | Fuchsstadt | Geroda | Hammelburg | Maßbach | Motten | Münnerstadt | Nüdlingen | Oberleichtersbach | Oberthulba | Oerlenbach | Ramsthal | Rannungen | Riedenberg | Schondra | Sulzthal | Thundorf | Wartmannsroth | Wildflecken | Zeitlofs
Categories:- Municipalities in Bavaria
- Bad Kissingen district
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