- Gerach
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Gerach
Wappen = Gerach-wappen.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 2
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 48
Lageplan = Gerach.png
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberfranken
Landkreis = Bamberg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Baunach
Höhe = 276
Fläche = 7.78
Einwohner = 1012
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 96161
Vorwahl = 09544
Kfz = BA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 71 133
Adresse = Bamberger Str. 1
96148 Baunach
Website = [http://www.vg-baunach.bnv-bamberg.de/1g-index.html www.vg-baunach.bnv-bamberg.de/1g-index.html]
Bürgermeister = Gunther StegnerGerach is a community in the
Upper Franconia n district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community ("Verwaltungsgemeinschaft") of Baunach. It lies in the "Naturpark Haßberge" (nature park) roughly 20 km north ofBamberg and roughly 10 km south ofEbern .History
Gerach had its first documentary mention on
10 March 1396 , although the settlement is believed to be considerably older. Through many sales and donations, Gerach passed through many hands over the following centuries, belonging for a while to the Lords of Schaumburg, and those of Rotenhan. In 1750, the community passed to the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg. As a part of the High Monastery at Bamberg, Gerach fell underBavaria n rule whenSecularization came in 1803. With the border adjustments made in 1810, it passed to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, with which it once again passed to Bavaria in 1814, this time for good.Politics
The mayor is Gunther Stegner (CSU).
The community council is made up of 12 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds:
*CSU 5
* UWG 4
*SPD 3Municipal taxes
In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to
euro s, amounted to €506,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €173,000.Coat of arms
Gerach’s arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per pale sable and argent, sable a cock sinister Or, argent a bend sinister wavy gules above which a mullet gules.
The municipal arms recall the noble family of Rotenhan (which means “Red Cock” rather than the golden one seen in the arms), the village’s owners from the 15th to 18th century. At the same time, the cock is also
Saint Vitus ’s faunal emblem, and it is to him that the local Catholicchurch is consecrated.Sightseeing
The Late Romanesque "Kirche Sankt Vitus" is said to be one of
Franconia ’s oldest churches and parts of it date from the 12th century. Arelief on the church door shows themartyr Vitus praying in a kettle of hot oil. In the church square is found a warriors’ memorial.When touring the village, one can see historic timber-frame houses, stone field crosses and "Felsenkeller" (“cliff cellars”) in the
sandstone hill. In the outlying centre of Mauschendorf stands the "Zur Jägersruh"inn , which is protected as a monument, and which is one of the district’s oldest inns.Gerach took part successfully many times in the contest "Unser Dorf soll schöner werden" (“Our village ought to become lovelier”).
Population development
External links
* [http://www.br-online.de/land-und-leute/thema/12uhr/gerach.xml?theme=print/ Bell peals from Gerach] (Bayerischer Rundfunk)
* [http://www.gerach.de Community’s website]
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