Oberthulba

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Oberthulba
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Oberthulba
Oberthulba (Germany)
Oberthulba
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Franconia
District Bad Kissingen
Local subdivisions 8 Ortsteile
Mayor Gotthard Schlereth (Freie Wählergemeinschaft)
Basic statistics
Area 52.24 km² (20.2 sq mi)
Elevation 270 m  (886 ft)
Population 5,146  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 99 /km² (255 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KG
Postal code 97723
Area code 09736
Website www.oberthulba.de

Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 9°58′00″E / 50.2, 9.966667

Oberthulba is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

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[edit] Divisions of the municipality

  • Oberthulba
  • Frankenbrunn
  • Hassenbach
  • Hetzlos
  • Reith
  • Schlimpfhof
  • Thulba
  • Wittershausen

[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 3717
1987 4261
2000 5121
2005 5177

[edit] Coat of arms

The upper half is red, and the lower half has three white peaks with a blue band of waves. On the left is a silver bishop's staff, and on the right a gold St. John's cross.

[edit] Economy

As of 1998, there were 545 businesses in the municipality. As of 1999, there were 108 agricultural businesses, with 2424 ha under cultivation, 1523 ha in fields, and 887 ha in pasture.

[edit] Notable residents

  • Herbert Neder, politician (CSU)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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