- Altendorf, Upper Franconia
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Altendorf
Wappen = Wappen Altendorf (Oberfranken).png
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 48
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 1
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberfranken
Landkreis = Bamberg
Höhe = 251
Fläche = 8.61
Einwohner = 1963
Stand = 2007-6-30
PLZ = 96146
Vorwahl = 09545
Kfz = BA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 71 111
Adresse = Gemeinde Altendorf
Jurastr. 1
96146 Altendorf
Website = [http://www.altendorf-gemeinde.de www.altendorf-gemeinde.de]
Bürgermeister = Wolfgang Rössler
Partei = UBBAltendorf is a community in the
Upper Franconia n district of Bamberg.Geography
Altendorf lies in the Oberfranken-West (Upper Franconia West) Region.
Constituent communities
The namesake centre of Altendorf has 1,544 inhabitants while the outlying amalgamated centre of Seußling (or Seussling) has 542 (as of 1 January 2003).
The community also has two traditional rural land units, known in German as "Gemarkungen", also named Altendorf and Seußling (it is traditional for a "Gemarkung" to be named after a town or village lying nearby).
History
Before
Secularization , Altendorf belonged to the High Monastery at Bamberg. Since the "Reichsdeputationshauptschluss " of 1803, the community has belonged toBavaria . In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, today’s community came into being under the "Gemeindeedikt" (“Community Edict”) of 1818.Many finds from Celtic times point to early settlement. While Altendorf was first mentioned as a Slavic round village in 1096, the outlying centre of Seußling had already been mentioned as a church village by 800. Here stood one of
Charlemagne ’s 14 Slavic churches ("Slavenkirchen"). Seußling’s parochial area reached well into the Steigerwald (forest).Religion
The Catholic church in Altendorf is affiliated with "Sankt Bartholomäus,
Buttenheim ". Also within the community is the Catholic parish of "Sankt-Sigismund Seußling".The parish church of St. Sigismund received its patronage when
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor had the saint’s bones transferred from Saint-Maurice in the Swiss canton ofValais toPrague . Theshrine was also set down in Seußling, holding one of the dead king’s arms as arelic in the parish church.Denominational breakdown of the inhabitants:
*Roman-Catholic: 1,555
*Evangelical: 287
*other: 240Population development
Within community limits, 1,274 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,542 in 1987 and 2,006 in 2000. In June 2007, 1,963 people lived in Altendorf.
The population growth between 1961 and 1971 amounted to 80% owing to the community’s favourable location for transport links and widespread building development.
Politics
The mayor is Wolfgang Rössler of the "Unabhängiger Bürgerblock" (UBB).
The community council is made up of 14 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds:
*CSU : 4
* Unabhängiger Bürgerblock (UBB): 3
* Zum Wohle der Bürger (ZWdB): 3
* Freie Wähler Seußling (FWS): 3
* Aktive Bürger (AKB): 1In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted toeuro s, amounted to €1,002,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €316,000.Coat of arms
Altendorf’s arms might heraldically be described thus: Under the chief gules, therein a key argent per fess the bit downturned, in Or a horse trippant sable.
The German
blazon , however, does not mention that the horse is "trippant" (standing with one forefoot raised), nor does it mention that the key’s bit is downturned, but the arms are usually so executed.The black horse is already seen on a
silver coin found in the lands settled by the Celts and believed to have been struck about 80 BC. The silver key in the chief (band at the top of a coat of arms) refers to the connection to the old noble family of Schlüsselberg (“Schlüssel” literally means “key” in German).Economy and infrastructure
According to official statistics, there were no workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in
agriculture orforestry in 1998. In producing businesses there were 616, and in trade andtransport 19. In other areas, 17 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls are employed, and 689 such workers work from home. Seven employed in processing businesses (as well as mining and quarrying). Four businesses are in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 19 agricultural operations with a working area of 393 ha, of which 329 ha was cropland and 64 ha was meadowland.Education
In 1999, the following institutions existed in Altendorf:
*Kindergarten s with 75 places for 59 children
*Schools:primary school with first and second gradesExternal links
[http://www.altendorf-gemeinde.de Altendorf]
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