Motten

Motten

Coat of arms
Motten

Coordinates: 50°24′N 9°46′E / 50.400°N 9.767°E / 50.400; 9.767Coordinates: 50°24′N 9°46′E / 50.400°N 9.767°E / 50.400; 9.767
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Unterfranken
District Bad Kissingen
Government
 • Mayor Jochen Vogel (Wählergemeinschaft)
Area
 • Total 23.80 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 1,771
 • Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 97786
Dialling codes 09748
Vehicle registration KG
Website www.motten.de

Motten is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of the following Ortsteile:

History

Motten originally belonged to the Bishop of Fulda, and was secularized in 1803 and given to Archduke Ferdinand of Orange. In 1806, it became part of the Province of Fulde in France. In the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was given to Austria. Since the Treaty of Munich of 1816, it has belonged to Bavaria.

On the evening of 22 October 2005, a tornado destroyed parts of the industrial district.

Demographics

Year Population
19701617
19871641
20021946
20051935

Economy

Motten has had a brewery since the 16th century.

In 1998, there were 242 businesses in the municipality. In 1999, there were 54 agricultural businesses, with 837 ha under cultivation, 227 ha in fields, and 606 ha in pasture.

Governance

Coat of arms

A black Templar's cross on a diagonal silver band, with a crown above and a gold thistle blossom below on a black background.

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
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