Großwallstadt

Großwallstadt (or Grosswallstadt) is a community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.

Großwallstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Großwallstadt within Miltenberg district
Großwallstadt
Großwallstadt
Coordinates: 49°53′N 9°10′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictMiltenberg
Government
 • MayorRoland Eppig (FW)
Area
 • Total14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total4,117
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63868
Dialling codes06022
Vehicle registrationMIL
Websitewww.grosswallstadt.de

Geography

Location

Großwallstadt lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) Region.

The community has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Großwallstadt.

History

As part of the Archbishopric of Mainz, Großwallstadt passed at Secularization in 1803 to the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to Bavaria.

Population development

Within town limits, 3,011 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 3,345 in 1987 and in 2005 4,091.

  • Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's Parish Church
  • Town Hall
  • Local history museum
  • Village tower

Politics

The mayor is Roland Eppig (FW). In 2008 he succeeded Reinhold Köhler (CSU).

Town council

The council is made up of 16 council members, with seats apportioned thus:

Coat of arms

The community's arms might be described thus: Gules a crown with two arches pearled ensigned with a cross Or, the whole surmounted by the letter W argent.

Although the example in this article appears purple (which would be “purpure” in English heraldry), the German blazon clearly states In Rot… (that is, “In red…”). Hence, the word “gules” has been used above.

The arms come from an emblem from 1755 that was on the parish church's façade. The crown and the W refer to the community's former names of Königswallstadt (“King’s Wallstadt”) and Wallstadt Regis (the same, regis being the Latin genitive of rex – “king”). The tinctures argent and gules (silver and red) refer to the community's feudal overlord, the Archbishopric of Mainz.

The arms have been borne since 1957.[2]

Sports

TV 1888 Großwallstadt is the most successful Bavarian team in the men's Handball-Bundesliga. The club has won the German Bundesliga six times, last in 1990.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, there were 29 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in agriculture and forestry in 1998. In producing businesses this was 801, and in trade and transport 102. In other areas, 139 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,536 such workers worked from home. There were 16 processing businesses. Three businesses were in construction.

The biggest employer, with roughly 1,000 employees is Ciba Vision GmbH, which deals in research, development, manufacture and marketing of contact lenses and products for their care.

Transport

Großwallstadt lies on the Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg (“Franconian Red Wine Hiking Trail”)

Education

As of 2005 the following institutions existed in Großwallstadt:

Famous people

References
  1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
  2. Description and explanation of Großwallstadt’s arms
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