Strullendorf is a community in the

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n district of

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. It is an ideal place for hiking and cycling tours along with many breweries

Geography

Location

Strullendorf lies in a valley and is partly surrounded by the Hauptsmoorwald (forest), near which lies the Hauptsmoorhalle (a concert venue). The Hauptsmoorwald stretches all the way to

and parts of it are used by the

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stationed there as a training area. A particularly pleasant place in Strullendorf is the Lindenallee, with its huge old trees.

Constituent communities

Strullendorf’s main and namesake centre is by far the biggest of its ''Gemeindeteile'' with a population of 4,191. The community furthermore has these outlying centres, each given here with its own population figure: * Amlingstadt 678 *

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933 * Leesten 259 * Mistendorf 501 * Roßdorf am Forst 492 * Wernsdorf 476 * Zeegendorf 563 The community also has 10 traditional rural land units, known in

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as ''Gemarkungen'', named Amlingstadt, Geisfeld, Leesten, Mistendorf, Roßdorf am Forst, Strullendorf, Wernsdorf, Zeegendorf, Geisberger Forst and Hauptsmoor, eight of which (all but the last two, which are wilderness areas) have the same names as eight of the constituent communities (it is traditional for a ''Gemarkung'' to be named after a town or village lying nearby).

Strullendorf Centre

The town of Strullendorf itself lies by the

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. The town of Strullendorf also has a

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train station in it. The town lies on the Staatsstraße 2244.

History

The

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patrician family Tockler owned the Tocklerhof in Strullendorf until the 16th century. This, and the Zeidelhuben, used for forest

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and already named by 1348, were of great economic importance for the community. Strullendorf belonged to the High Monastery at Bamberg. Since the ''

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'' of 1803, the community has belonged to

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. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, today’s community came into being under the ''Gemeindeedikt'' (“Community Edict”) of 1818.

Population development

Within municipal limits, 5,736 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 6,489 in 1987 and 7,846 in 2000. On 30 June 2007 it was only 7,791.

Politics

The mayor is Wolfgang Desel (CSU), first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020. The community council is made up of 20 members, listed here by party or voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds: *10

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-FWG *5 Neue Liste In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to

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s, amounted to €4,694,000 of which business taxes (net) amounted to €1,654,000. Since 2005, Strullendorf has had a youth parliament with a youth mayor. The youth parliament has at its disposal a budget of €1,200 each year.

Economy and infrastructure

According to official statistics, there were 900 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in producing businesses, and in trade and

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none. Also, 2,923 such workers worked from home. In processing businesses there were four businesses, and in construction 12. Furthermore, in 1999, there were 96 agricultural operations with a working area of 1 515 ha, of which 1 231 ha was cropland and 279 ha was meadowland.

Education

In 1999, the following institutions existed in Strullendorf: *250

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places with 290 children *

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with 34 teachers and 627 pupils

References

External links

Community’s website
{{Authority control Bamberg (district)