Fuchsstadt

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Fuchsstadt


Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Lower Franconia
District	Bad Kissingen
Population	1851 (6/2005)
Area	18.30 km²
Population density	101 /km²
Elevation	208 m
Coordinates	50°6′ N 9°56′ E
Postal code	97727
Area code	09732
Licence plate code	KG
Mayor	Peter Hart (CSU)
Website	www.fuchsstadt.de

Fuchsstadt is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Population
4 Coat of arms
5 Economy
6 Transportation
7 Sightseeing
8 External links
9 References

[edit] Geography

Fuchsstadt lies in the valley of the Franconian Saale, surrounded by the foothills of the Bavarian Rhön Mountains.

From the Kohlenberg chapel, you have a view of the town, the Saale valley, Saaleck castle, Hammelburg and its vineyards, as well as the antennas of the satellite communications company Intelsat on the Sodenberg.

[edit] History

With secularization of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France and Austria in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and he was made Grand Duke of Würzburg, a new state, as a reward for his support of Napoleon. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon.

[edit] Population

Year	Population
1970	1339
1987	1446
2005	1851

[edit] Coat of arms

Against a background of red and silver bars, a red and gold fox.

[edit] Economy

The largest business in the area is the radio transmission station of Intelsat. It has two 32-meter class A antennas, and is a hallmark of the town.

Intelsat radio transmission station

As of 1998, there were 238 local businesses. As of 1999, there were 29 agricultural businesses and 272 ha under cultivation, of which 223 ha were fields, and 44 ha pasture.