Karsbach
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Karsbach | |
|---|---|
 Lutheran church in Höllrich | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Karsbach within Main-Spessart district  | |
  Karsbach  Karsbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′N 9°47′E / 50.050°N 9.783°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Main-Spessart |
| Municipal assoc. | Gemünden am Main |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Martin Göbel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.15 km2 (11.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,730 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97783 |
| Dialling codes | 09351 |
| Vehicle registration | MSP |
| Website | www |
Karsbach is a municipality in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Gemünden am Main.
Location
Karsbach lies in the Würzburg Region.
The community has the following Ortsteile and Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Heßdorf, Höllrich, Karsbach, Weyersfeld.
History
In the course of Secularization in 1803, the rights of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg in the community, and those held by the Juliusspital, passed to Bavaria, which under the terms of the Peace of Pressburg in 1805 it ceded to the newly formed Grand Duchy of Würzburg. In 1814 the community passed along with this back to Bavaria in 1814. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818.
The Jewish families living in the outlying centre of Heßdorf built their synagogue at Fußgasse 6, but it was destroyed on Kristallnacht (9 November 1938). A plaque at the community chancellery at Höllriederstraße and Brunnengasse recalls this event.[3]
In 1978, the formerly self-administering communities of Weyersfeld, Höllrich and Heßdorf were amalgamated with Karsbach.
In 2005, Weyersfeld was chosen as Main-Spessart’s loveliest village in the contest Unser Dorf soll schöner werden – Unser Dorf hat Zukunft (“Our Village Should Become Lovelier – Our Village Has a Future”)
Population development
Within town limits, 1,526 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,507 in 1987, 1,788 in 2000 and in 2005 1,940.
