Neunkirchen am Brand

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Neunkirchen am Brand
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Neunkirchen am Brand
Neunkirchen am Brand (Germany)
Neunkirchen am Brand
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Franconia
District Forchheim
Mayor Wilhelm Schmitt (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 26.37 km² (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation 317 m  (1040 ft)
Population 8,243  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 313 /km² (810 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FO
Postal code 91077
Area code 09134
Website www.neunkirchen-am-brand.de

Coordinates: 49°37′00″N 11°08′00″E / 49.616667, 11.133333

Neunkirchen am Brand is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.

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[edit] History

Center of Neunkirchen with timbered houses and the old deanery near St.-Michaels Church (right side of the image)
Center of Neunkirchen with timbered houses and the old deanery near St.-Michaels Church (right side of the image)

Important dates are the founding of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine monastery, Neunkirchen am Brand monastery, in 1314 and the conferment of the status as market town in 1410. In 1803 Neunkirchen along with the Hochstift Bamberg became part of Bavaria. Between 1886 and 1963 Neunkirchen was located near a train route from Erlangen to Eschenau.

After the Second World War, refugees settled in Neunkirchen and after the establishment of Siemens AG in Erlangen the town experienced a dramatic increase in inhabitants. Numerous suburbs were built around the traditional center of the town.

Neunkirchen is also the home of a number of industrial and trade companies. The largest industrial employer is the axles factory, the Neunkirchner Achsenfabrik (NAF).

[edit] Districts

There are the following districts (pop. statistics as of December 31, 2006):

  • Neunkirchen (5995 inhabitants)
  • Baad (85 inhabitants)
  • Ebersbach (250 inhabitants)
  • Ermreuth (921 inhabitants)
  • Großenbuch (575 inhabitants)
  • Rödlas (149 inhabitants)
  • Rosenbach (261 inhabitants)
  • Gleisenhof (near Ermreuth) and Wellucken (7 inhabitants)

Furthermore, there the farms Vogelhof, Erleinhof and Saarmühle.

[edit] Sights and culture

The town is marked by well preserved gates, the former Neunkirchen am Brand Monastery, countless timbered houses and a Middle Age warehouse known as a Zehntscheune.

Erlanger Gate of the old defensive wall

The Middle Age warehouse of the old monastery

St. Michaels Church, part of the old monastery

The new city hall in the old monastery school, to the right the gate to the monastery

[edit] Buildings

In the district of Ermreuth, the former synagogue was restored as a venue for various events. Worth seeing in this districts are also the church and the castle.

Ermreuth Synagogue

The front wall of the Ermreuth Castle

The village church in Ermreuth

[edit] Regular events

  • On Good Friday, there is a famous and in this form very rare procession of holy figures
  • On every second Saturday before St. Anna (July 26), everyone is invited to the local fair. Local clubs present themselves with their own stands and on a stage.
  • The Neunkirchen church anniversary (Kirchweih or Kerwa) takes place on the weekend of the first Sunday in October.
  • A Christmas market at St.-Michaels Church is always on the third weekend of Advent.

[edit] Twin towns

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