- Gerbrunn
Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen_gerbrunn.gif
lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 46 |lat_sec = 31
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 59 |lon_sec = 37
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Unterfranken
Landkreis = Würzburg
Höhe = 244
Fläche = 4.58
Einwohner = 6319
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 97218
Vorwahl = 0931
Kfz = WÜ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 6 79 136
Website = [http://www.gerbrunn.de/ www.gerbrunn.de]
Bürgermeister = Stefan Wolfshörndl
Partei = SPDGerbrunn is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in
Bavaria inGermany . It is located about 3 km fromWürzburg .The name of the village stems from the contraction of the Althochdeutsche word "Ger" (throwing spear, because the village had originally the appearance of a spear) and "Brunn" (source, after the water source that is still flowing today near the city hall).
An other explanation does not trace the "Ger" in "Gerbrunn" to the throwing spear, but to a affluent Frankisch aristocrat named Gerwine, who owned a water source in the area of Gerbrunn ("Gerwines Brunnen").
Geschichte
In
1107 Gerbrunn was recognized for the first time in an official document. Gerbrunn became a part of the "Hochstift" Würzburg until 1803 when it was secularized and added toBayern . In the Peace of Preßburg (1805) archduke Ferdinand von Toskana made it a part of the Grand Duchy of Würzburg. The Grand Duchy itself was added to Bayern in 1814. In in the wake of administration reformation in Bayern the current community was formed with the muncipal edict of 1818.Coat of arms
The arms of Gerbrunn consists of three parts: the left upper part include the symbol of
Castell (Unterfranken) , right above the symbol of the Frankisch Empire is shown; below the source is pictured.
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