Seßlach

Seßlach
Town gate
Coat of arms
Seßlach
Location of Seßlach within Coburg district
Coordinates: 50°10′N 10°50′E / 50.167°N 10.833°E / 50.167; 10.833Coordinates: 50°10′N 10°50′E / 50.167°N 10.833°E / 50.167; 10.833
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Coburg
Subdivisions	14 villages one town
Government
• Mayor	Hendrik Dressel (FW)
Area
• Total	72.51 km2 (28.00 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,962
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	96145
Dialling codes	09569
Vehicle registration	CO
Website	www.sesslach.de

Seßlach is a town in the district of Coburg, in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Coburg.

Seßlach consists of 15 parts: (Inhabitants as of December 31, 2005)

History

After the disruption of the Thuringian Empire (531) the Grabfeldgau was populated by Frankish peasants. From the East Slavic (Wendish) settlers pressed forward into the region of Schweinfurt, who were on the run from their Avar enemies. In the 11th century numerous Slavs in Franconia were not yet Christianized. As fore-rectories of the Bishopric of Würzburg were (among others) Baunach, Pfarrweisach and Seßlach created. The patron saint of Seßlach, John the Baptist defers to the rectory's role as a base for the Slav mission. 1007 the Bishopric of Bamberg was founded.

The first written mention of the two settlements on the Kirchhügel (Church hill) and the Geiersberg (vulture mountain) comes from the year 800 AD. The Abbess Emhild of the monastery Milz transferred the monasterial properties by this certificate to the Abbey of Fulda.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Coburg Ahorn Bad Rodach Dörfles-Esbach Ebersdorf bei Coburg Frohnlach Großheirath Grub am Forst Itzgrund Lautertal Meeder Neustadt bei Coburg Niederfüllbach Rödental Seßlach Sonnefeld Untersiemau Weidhausen Weitramsdorf

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