Großwallstadt (or ''Grosswallstadt'') is a

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in the Miltenberg district in the ''

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'' of

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(''Unterfranken'') in

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Geography

Location

Großwallstadt lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (''Bayerischer Untermain'') Region. The community has only the ''Gemarkung'' (traditional rural cadastral area) of Großwallstadt.

History

As part of the

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, Großwallstadt passed at

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in 1803 to the newly formed

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, with which it passed in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to Bavaria.

Population development

Within town limits, 3,011 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 3,345 in 1987 and in 2005 4,091. Image:Grosswallstadt Kirche.JPG, Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's Parish Church Image:Großwallstadt Rathaus.JPG, Town Hall Image:Großwallstadt Heimatmuseum.JPG, Local history museum Image:Grosswallstadt Runder Turm01.jpg, Village tower

Politics

The mayor is Roland Eppig ( FW). In 2008 he succeeded Reinhold Köhler (

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Town council

The council is made up of 16 council members, with seats apportioned thus: *

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: 6 seats *

: 4 seats * Bürger für Großwallstadt (BfG): 4 seats *

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: 2 seats

Coat of arms

The community's

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might be described thus: Gules a crown with two arches pearled ensigned with a cross Or, the whole surmounted by the letter W argent. Although the example in this article appears purple (which would be “purpure” in English

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), the German

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clearly states ''In Rot…'' (that is, “In red…”). Hence, the word “gules” has been used above. The arms come from an emblem from 1755 that was on the parish church's façade. The crown and the W refer to the community's former names of Königswallstadt (“King’s Wallstadt”) and Wallstadt Regis (the same, ''regis'' being the

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genitive of ''rex'' – “king”). The

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s argent and gules (silver and red) refer to the community's feudal overlord, the

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Sports

TV 1888 Großwallstadt is the most successful Bavarian team in the men's

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. The club has won the German Bundesliga six times, last in 1990.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, there were 29 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in

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and

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in 1998. In producing businesses this was 801, and in trade and

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102. In other areas, 139 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 1,536 such workers worked from home. There were 16 processing businesses. Three businesses were in construction. The biggest employer, with roughly 1,000 employees is Ciba Vision GmbH, which deals in research, development, manufacture and marketing of

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es and products for their care.

Transport

Großwallstadt lies on the ''Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg'' (“Franconian Red Wine Hiking Trail”)

Education

As of 2005 the following institutions existed in Großwallstadt: *

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s: 200 places with 174 children *

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s: 1 with 17 teachers and 347 pupils

Famous people

* Norbert Geis (b. 13 January 1939), politician (

) *

Manfred Hofmann Manfred Hofmann (born 30 January 1948 in Großwallstadt) is a former West Germany, West German Team handball, handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was part of the West German team which finished fourth in the Ha ...

(b. 30 January 1948), former world-class German handball goalkeeper

References

External links

Community’s official webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grosswallstadt Miltenberg (district) Populated places on the Main basin