Motten

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Coordinates: 50°24′N, 9°46′E

Motten
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Lower Franconia
District	Bad Kissingen
Population	1935 (6/2005)
Area	23.80 km²
Population density	81 /km²
Elevation	420 m
Coordinates	50°24′ N 9°46′ E
Postal code	97786
Area code	09748
Licence plate code	KG
Mayor	Jochen Vögel
Website	www.motten.de

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

Contents 1 Divisions of the municipality 2 History 3 Population 4 Coat of arms 5 Economy 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Divisions of the municipality

The municipality consists of the following towns:

• Kothen
• Motten
• Speicherz

[edit] History

Motten originally belonged to the Bishop of Fulda, and was secularized in 1803 and given to Archduke Ferdinand of Orange. In 1806, it became part of the Province of Fulde in France. In the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was given to Austria. Since the Treaty of Munich of 1816, it has belonged to Bavaria.

On the evening of October 22, 2005, a tornado destroyed parts of the industrial district.

[edit] Population

Year	Population
1970	1617
1987	1641
2002	1946
2005	1935

[edit] Coat of arms

A black Templar's cross on a diagonal silver band, with a crown above and a gold thistle blossom below on a black background.

[edit] Economy

Motten has had a brewery since the 16th century.

As of 1998, there were 242 businesses in the municipality. As of 1999, there were 54 agricultural businesses, with 837 ha under cultivation, 227 ha in fields, and 606 ha in pasture.

[edit] External links

• Official Web site

[edit] References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.