Bischbrunn

Bischbrunn is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld.

Geography

Location

Bischbrunn lies in the Main-Spessart district, in the Würzburg Region.

The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Bischbrunn, Bischbrunner Forst, Fürstlich Löwenstein’scher Park, Oberndorf.

History

As part of the Princely Electorate (Hochstift) of Würzburg, Bischbrunn passed with the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803 to the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818.

Population development

Within town limits, 1,855 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,723 in 1987 and in 2000 1,917.

Bischbrunn’s founding legend

At the foot of the Geyersberg, the Spessart forest’s greatest height, ran since days of yore the main road between Aschaffenburg and Marktheidenfeld. The Bishops of Mainz, once the Spessart’s owners, not only gave themselves over to hunting red deer and wild boar up here, but also passed this way on trips to neighbouring Würzburg.

On one such occasion it was that on this inhospitable road the bishop’s retinue went for hours without ever coming across any human settlement where they could get something to drink. The journey was arduous and as they were coming downhill from the Geyersberg, the sun, shining down brightly from the blue sky, made itself noticeable by bringing on a general feeling of thirst. Even the Bishop wished a fresh drink.

Then, a footman who was learned in forest lore found, not far from the road, halfway between today’s Aurora gatehouse and the beginning of the street, a freshly bubbling spring. He filled the beaker and handed the Bishop the first drink. The Bishop tasted the refreshing wetness, gave the footman back the beaker and, greatly satisfied, ordered that henceforth the spring should be called the Bischofsbrunnen (“Bishop’s Spring”). Below it soon arose a forest house, and then by and by, a settlement was built up around this, which came to bear the same name, although it was shortened to Bischbrunn.

Politics

The mayor is Richard Krebs (CSU/Dorfgemeinschaft).

Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €704,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €81,000.

Coat of arms

The community’s arms might be described thus: Per pale, dexter argent a sprig of oak in bend with three leaves vert acorned of three Or, sinister a well of the first masoned sable over which a pail of the third hanging on a chain of the last, itself hanging from the peak of a pointed, outwards bowed frame of the first astride and on the well with a fleur-de-lis on the peak.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, there were 67 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses in 1998. In trade and transport this was 0, and 735 such workers worked from home. Nobody was employed in processing businesses. Six businesses were in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 26 agricultural operations with a working area of 204 ha, of which 99 ha was cropland and 104 ha was meadowland.

Education

As of 1999 the following institutions existed in Bischbrunn:

• Kindergartens: 100 places with 81 children
• Primary schools: 1 with 31 teachers and 444 pupils

References

External links

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.