Gundelsheim, Bavaria
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Gundelsheim is a community in the Upper Franconia
n district of Bamberg
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at the Kreuz Bamberg, a cloverleaf interchange
between the Autobahnen A 70 and A 73.
The community has one of the traditional rural land units, known in German
as Gemarkungen, also named Gundelsheim (it is traditional for a Gemarkung to be named after a town or village lying nearby).
. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, today’s community came into being under the Gemeindeedikt (“Community Edict”) of 1818. In 1962, the Sieben Schmerzen Mariä Church was built.
). In 2002 he became Gerhard Dorsch’s (Bürgergemeinschaft) successor.
In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to euro
s, amounted to €1,565,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €232,000.
The community council is made up of 15 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds:
29. In other areas, 68 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,149 such workers worked from home. In processing businesses there was one business, and in construction 5. Furthermore, in 1999, there were 3 agricultural operations with a working area of 23 ha, of which 21 ha was cropland and 3 ha was meadowland.
railway, although this was closed to passenger traffic in 1985 and to goods traffic in 1988, and it was eventually dismantled.
The community has a city bus
connection (Stadtwerke Bamberg).
with 125 places and the primary school with 9 teachers and 136 pupils
The Kindergarten St. Marien offers children care in four groups, a nursery group for children between eight weeks and three years and for those from two to six, three other groups.
– is mentioned in a poem entitled simply A Poemhttp://www.petevincent.com/apoem.html, whose authorship is unclear. However, it is likely by either Terry Jones
or Michael Palin
, since it does appear in a book that they wrote together, Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls
. The poem itself uses only one rhyme, and both communities’ names happen to fit the rhyme.
Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia is a Regierungsbezirk of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia , all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern .With more than 200 independent breweries which brew...
n district of Bamberg
Bamberg (district)
Bamberg Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the town of Bamberg. The district is bounded by the districts of Lichtenfels, Bayreuth, Forchheim, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim, Kitzingen, Schweinfurt and Haßberge.- History :The history of the...
.
Geography
Gundelsheim lies in the Upper Franconia-West region and is found roughly seven kilometres north of BambergBamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
at the Kreuz Bamberg, a cloverleaf interchange
Cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...
between the Autobahnen A 70 and A 73.
The community has one of the traditional rural land units, known in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
as Gemarkungen, also named Gundelsheim (it is traditional for a Gemarkung to be named after a town or village lying nearby).
History
Gundelsheim belonged to the High Monastery at Bamberg, until the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803, since which time the community has belonged to BavariaBavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, today’s community came into being under the Gemeindeedikt (“Community Edict”) of 1818. In 1962, the Sieben Schmerzen Mariä Church was built.
Population development
Within municipal limits, 1,335 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 2,755 in 1987, 3,339 in 2000 and 3,293 in June 2007.Politics
The mayor is Hans-Jürgen Grieger (CSUChristian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
). In 2002 he became Gerhard Dorsch’s (Bürgergemeinschaft) successor.
In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s, amounted to €1,565,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €232,000.
The community council is made up of 15 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds:
- 5 Bürgergemeinschaft
- 5 CSUChristian Social Union of BavariaThe Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
- 3 Freie Wählergemeinschaft
- 1 SPDSocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
- 1 Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Economy and infrastructure
According to official statistics, there were 101 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses in 1998, and in trade and transportTransport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
29. In other areas, 68 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,149 such workers worked from home. In processing businesses there was one business, and in construction 5. Furthermore, in 1999, there were 3 agricultural operations with a working area of 23 ha, of which 21 ha was cropland and 3 ha was meadowland.
Transport
Gundelsheim had a stop on the Bamberg–ScheßlitzScheßlitz
Scheßlitz is a town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and lies on the rise to the Franconian Switzerland on the A 70 between Bamberg and Bayreuth, lying 14 km northeast of the former.-Geography:...
railway, although this was closed to passenger traffic in 1985 and to goods traffic in 1988, and it was eventually dismantled.
The community has a city bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
connection (Stadtwerke Bamberg).
Education
In Gundelsheim are found a kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
with 125 places and the primary school with 9 teachers and 136 pupils
The Kindergarten St. Marien offers children care in four groups, a nursery group for children between eight weeks and three years and for those from two to six, three other groups.
Gundelsheim in popular culture
Gundelsheim, along with one other community in the Bamberg district – BurgwindheimBurgwindheim
Burgwindheim is a community with market rights in the west of the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community of Ebrach.-Geography:...
– is mentioned in a poem entitled simply A Poemhttp://www.petevincent.com/apoem.html, whose authorship is unclear. However, it is likely by either Terry Jones
Terry Jones
Terence Graham Parry Jones is a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator, and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team....
or Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries....
, since it does appear in a book that they wrote together, Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls
Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls
Bert Fegg's Nasty Book For Boys And Girls is a humorous book first published by Methuen in 1974 which purports to have been written by a psychopathic character, Dr. Fegg. In fact, the book is the work of Terry Jones and Michael Palin, who adapted a range of material from scripts written for the...
. The poem itself uses only one rhyme, and both communities’ names happen to fit the rhyme.