Urspringen
Urspringen | ||
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Location of Urspringen within Main-Spessart district | ||
Municipal assoc. Marktheidenfeld | | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2020–26) | Volker Hemrich[1] | |
Area | ||
• Total | 17.99 km2 (6.95 sq mi) | |
Highest elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) | |
Lowest elevation | 245 m (804 ft) | |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 1,417 | |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
Postal codes | 97857 | |
Dialling codes | 09396 | |
Vehicle registration | MSP | |
Website | www.urspringen.de |
Urspringen is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld.
Geography
Location
Urspringen lies in the Würzburg Region.
The community has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Urspringen.
History
The former
Population development
Within town limits, 1,168 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,160 in 1987 and in 2015 1,344.
Politics
Mayor: since 2014 Volker Hemrich.[1]
Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €615,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €150,000.
Coat of arms
The community's arms might be described thus: Gules a pallet wavy argent, dexter a ram's attire of the same, sinister quarterly of the first and second.
The wavy pallet (narrow vertical stripe) is
The arms have been borne since 1970.[3]
Economy and infrastructure
According to official statistics, there were 50 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses in 1998. In trade and transport this was 15. In other areas, 37 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 511 such workers worked from home. There were 5 processing businesses. Two businesses were in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 32 agricultural operations with a working area of 1 090 ha, of which 1 060 ha was cropland and 28 ha was meadowland.
Education
In 1999 the following institutions existed in Urspringen:
- Kindergartens: 1 with 75 places and 53 children
- Primary schools: 1 with 10 teachers and 185 pupils
- Memorial and Documentation Site for the History of the
References
- ^ Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ Description and explanation of Urspringen’s arms
- ISBN 3-89331-208-0, S. 196
External links
- Community’s official webpage (in German)