Seßlach

Seßlach

Town gate

Coat of arms
Seßlach

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
Government
  Mayor Martin Mittag (CSU)
Area
  Total 72.51 km2 (28.00 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[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 and has a population close to 4,000.

Seßlach is notable for its largely intact medieval town wall and overall historic appearance with few modern structures.

Geography

Location

Seßlach is located in Upper Franconia. To the north, the municipal territory borders on Thuringia. To the west and south lies the district Haßberge.

Subdivisions

Seßlach consists of 17 Stadtteile: [2]
(inhabitants as of July 2015)[3]

  • Autenhausen (312)
  • Bischwind (101)
  • Dietersdorf (426)
  • Eckersdorf (25)
  • Gemünda (522)
  • Gleismuthhausen (99)
  • Hattersdorf (133)
  • Heilgersdorf (454)
  • Krumbach (74)
  • Lechenroth (73)
  • Merlach (83)
  • Oberelldorf (142)
  • Rothenberg (94)
  • Seßlach (1,248)
  • Setzelsdorf (36)
  • Unterelldorf (146)
  • Wiesen (25)

History

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

In 1335, the emperor Ludwig der Bayer awarded Seßlach the status of town. This gave the residents the permission to fortify their settlement which they soon did. By 1343 the first town gate had been erected. Later that century, the town became the seat of an Amt and a Centgericht of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg.[4]:154

Seßlach was part of the Hochstift Würzburg until secularization in 1803. Over the centuries, the town suffered more under the German Peasants' War (1525) than nearby Coburg and was also damaged and plundered during the Thirty Years' War, the Seven Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars.[4]:154

In 1810, the Amt Seßlach came to the Kingdom of Bavaria and gradually lost importance. In 1812, an Amtsgericht was established but in the 1929 Staatsreform it was sidelined. In 1972, Seßlach became part of the Landkreis Coburg.[4]:154

Attractions

Seßlach is notable for its largely intact medieval town wall and overall historic appearance with few modern structures. It features many half-timbered buildings. The parish church, St. Johannes, was built in the 13th century and later redesigned in Baroque style.[4]:154-5

Infrastructure

Transport

Bundesstrasse 303 passes through the municipal territory north of the town itself.

References

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