Großwalbur is a village in the municipality Meeder, district of Coburg, northern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 16 km southeast of Hildburghausen, and 14 km northwest of Coburg.
Großwalbur | |
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 Gutshaus Kammergut | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Großwalbur  | |
  Großwalbur  Großwalbur | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′48″N 10°51′9″E / 50.33000°N 10.85250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Coburg |
| Municipality | Meeder |
| Elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 780 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 96484 |
| Dialling codes | 09566, 09564 |
| Vehicle registration | CO |
History
editGroßwalbur was founded in 833.
On May 1, 1978, Großwalbur became a village in the municipality Meeder.[2]
Population history
edit| Jahr | Einwohnerzahl |
|---|---|
| 1693 | 326[3] |
| 1783 | 439[3] |
| 1864 | 631[4] |
| 1910 | 556[5] |
| 1933 | 593[6] |
| 1939 | 568[6] |
| 1970 | 791[2] |
| 2004 | 748[7] |
| 2011 | 780[1] |
Culture
editGroßwalbur is locally well known for its sports club 'TSV 05 Großwalbur' with its main sport activities like handball and table tennis. 'SKC Olympia Großwalbur' and 'KC Jahn' are sports clubs for bowling there. Furthermore, there are a lot of people who like running to keep in shape or attend marathon and short distance competitions. A sport fanatic guy from Großwalbur is a triathlete and took even part on the worldwide biggest triathlon competition, the Iron Man of Hawaii.
Apart from sport activities you will find cultural societies in Großwalbur like a choral society, a brass band and a citizens organisation named 'Bürgerverein Großwalbur e.V.'.
The rib vault in the nave of the evangelical-Lutheran parish church St. Oswald dates from 1477. The present form with the gable roof was built in 1748. The octagonal form of the towers dates from the sixteenth century.
Notes
edit- ^ a b Großwalbur, citypopulation.de
- ^ a b Statistisches Bundesamt (1983). Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982. Stuttgart und Mainz: Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 679 und 680. ISBN 3-17-003263-1.
- ^ a b Albin Schubert: 1150 Jahre Großwalbur. S. 61
- ^ Albin Schubert: 1150 Jahre Großwalbur. S. 126
- ^ www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de
- ^ a b www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de
- ^ Müllers Großes Deutsches Ortsbuch 2007. Verlag de Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-00-042206-5.