Sulzbach am Main
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Sulzbach am Main | |
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Government | |
• Mayor (2024–30) | Markus Krebs[1] (FW) |
Area | |
• Total | 20.10 km2 (7.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,426 |
• Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 63834 |
Dialling codes | 06028 |
Vehicle registration | MIL |
Website | www.sulzbach-main.de |
Sulzbach am Main (officially Sulzbach a.Main) is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Location
Sulzbach lies on the rivers Main and Sulzbach, roughly 7 km south of Aschaffenburg on the western edge of the Spessart (range). The hill Pfaffenberg with its radio transmitter is partially located within the municipal territory.
Subdivisions
Sulzbach's ].
Neighbouring communities
Sulzbach is bordered by (from the north, clockwise): Aschaffenburg, Bessenbach, Hohe Wart (gemeindefreies Gebiet), Leidersbach, Kleinwallstadt, Großwallstadt and Niedernberg.
History
Findings from the Neolithic show that the Sulzbach valley was settled as early as 3500 BC. A circular rampart (Altenburg) on the Schlossberg (hill) between Sulzbach-Soden and Ebersbach (part of neighbouring Leidersbach) was in use in the late Hallstatt period (see Attractions).
During Roman times, the Main and the
Sulzbach and Soden were assigned to the parish of Ruchelnheim, itself subordinate to the Stiftskirche Aschaffenburg (collegiate church) in Aschaffenburg. Sulzbach had its first documentary mention in a document from Pope Lucius III, in which a curtem in Sulzibah (estate in Sulzbach) was listed among the Aschaffenburg Stiftskirche's holdings.
This dates to 1184.
As in all other areas in the Spessart, farmland was splintered by
The formerly self-administering municipalities of Dornau and Soden were amalgamated with Sulzbach on 1 July 1971 and 1972, respectively.[4] The status of the municipality was changed to Markt ("Market") on 15 May 1973.[5]
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Old parish church
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Spessartstraße
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Church in Soden
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Soden
Economy
Industries associated with Sulzbach are textile and lighter manufacturing.[3]: 154
Lighter industry
Sulzbach became well known above all for its
Textile industry
A great number of Sulzbach's inhabitants worked in the local textile industry. Given this industry's general situation, only a few of these companies have survived.
Other industries
The drink manufacturer Sodenthaler was founded in 1950. Since 1996 the business has belonged to the Coca-Cola Group and is still in operation today in Sulzbach's outlying centre of Soden.
The firm Möbel Kempf made the leap in Sulzbach from a small business to a nationally known furniture shop. Given the bad connection with Hesse, though, the management decided to move the company to Aschaffenburg. Today a subsidiary still sells furniture and other consumer items at a cash-and-carry shop.
Attractions
Altenburg
The Altenburg (sometimes also Sodenburg) is an oval hilltop fortress on the Schlossberg, right at the municipal border between Sulzbach and Leidersbach. The circular rampart measures about 365 m west to east, with a width of up to 180 m. The remains of the rampart consist of an inner and an outer wall and a moat. Excavations in 2008 and 2009 indicated at least three distinct periods of use. The first period was during the Neolithic Michelsberg culture, as evidenced by findings of ceramic fragments and stone artefacts. No extant structures can be attributed to this period, however. The second phase of use was during the late Hallstatt period (700 to 450 BC). The inner wall (a Pfostenschlitzmauer) was built during this time. It likely had a fortified gate to the southeast. This inner wall was destroyed by a fire. The outer wall is the most recent, but it has not been possible so far to date it. It may have seen use well into early medieval times, possibly as a refuge castle for the population of the surrounding villages.[6]
A map from the 19th century shows remains of a square building near the southeast of the structure. However, this area was especially affected by locals using the Altenburg as a source of construction material and today no trace of the building remains. Additional damage to the structures resulted from post-World War II use as a training ground for US Armed Forces stationed nearby. They pitched tents in the area and dug trenches at the Altenburg.[7]
Others
Sulzbach retains some parts of its original medieval fortifications, including a gate with two round towers.[3]: 154
Sport
Mountainbiking
The Mountainbike Club 26 Zoll Sulzbach e.V. was founded in 1993.
Handball
Representing the market municipality in the women's First
Football
The two football teams are SV Sulzbach and TSV Soden. The former currently plays in the district class with its first team and the latter plays in the A class.
Artistic cycling
Another nationally known club is RV Adler Soden, who in their history have already produced German, European and world champions from amongst the men (Korn/Fries; Jurisch/Dreher) and the women (Claudia Dreher).
Governance
Mayor
On 12 March 2006, Sulzbach elected a new mayor. With 58.8% of the vote, the
Municipal council
In the election of 2 March 2008 the Freie Wähler – "Free Voters" – saw a three-seat increase in their number of seats on the council. In the latest elections of 16 March 2014 the Freie Wähler lost one seat to the SPD.
The council is made up of 20 council members, not counting the mayor, with seats apportioned thus:
Youth council
In November 2002, the Sulzbach Youth Council (Jugendrat) was founded to represent local youth's interests. The board's first chairwoman was René Wendland, who held the office until 2004. After a change in bylaws, Michael Lebert and Markus Krebs were elected as her successors. In 2005, Lebert resigned for job-related reasons and Anna-Lena Höcker succeeded him. At the election in October 2006, Stefan Götz and Mareen Wendland were elected the new speakers. The Youth Council has seven members, according to its bylaws.
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Gules two salthooks in saltire between a wheel spoked of six in dexter and a fleur-de-lis in sinister argent, in chief an inescutcheon of the second with three chevronels of the field.
The salthooks refer to the saltmining that gave Sulzbach and Soden their names. The
Town twinning
Infrastructure
Transport
Sulzbach is located on Staatsstraße 2309 . It has a Haltepunkt on the Main Valley Railway.
Notable people
- Hans Backoffen (c.1470-1519), sculptor, likely born in Sulzbach
- Franz Joseph Dölger, religious scholar and Christian archaeologist
- Bundesverdienstkreuz(awarded 1972)
References
- Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ a b c Thiemig, Karl, ed. (1972). Grieben Reiseführer, Band 137: Spessart (German). Grieben Verlag, München.
- ISBN 3-406-09669-7.
- ISBN 3-17-003263-1.
- ^ "Altenburg - Kurz und bündig (German)". Archäologisches Spessartprojekt. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Die Forschungsgeschichte der Altenburg (German)". Archäologisches Spessartprojekt. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Gemeinderatswahl 2014 - Sulzbach".
- ^ Sulzbach’s arms at the Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte
External links
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