Retzstadt
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Retzstadt | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Retzstadt
within Main-Spessart district  | |
 Location of Retzstadt | |
  Retzstadt  Retzstadt | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′N 9°53′E / 49.917°N 9.883°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Main-Spessart |
| Municipal assoc. | Zellingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Karl Gerhard[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.08 km2 (6.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,633 |
| • Density | 90.32/km2 (233.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97282 |
| Dialling codes | 09364 |
| Vehicle registration | MSP |
| Website | www.retzstadt.de |
Retzstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɛtsˌʃtat]) 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 Zellingen.
Location
Retzstadt lies in the Main-Spessart district in a side-valley of the Main, on the river Retz.
The community has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Retzstadt.
History
Reccisstadt had its first documentary mention in the mid 8th century. Retzstadt was, as part of the Princely Electorate (Hochstift) of Würzburg (Cathedral chapter) in Bavaria's favour secularized and passed in the Peace of Pressburg in 1805 to Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, with which it passed in 1814 to Bavaria.
Politics
Mayors
The current mayor is Karl Gerhard (CSU). Among former mayors are:
- Siegfried Schmitt (Christliche Freie Wähler, 2002–2008)
- Reinhold H. Möller (CSU/Unabhängige Wählergruppe, 1984 – 2002).
Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €572,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €66,000.
Town partnerships
Mouen, Calvados, France since 1990- Mondrainville, Calvados, France since 1990
Coat of arms
The community's arms might be described thus: Azure a winepress argent, in a base of the second a saltire gules.
The winepress in the arms refers to Retzstadt's winegrowing and winemaking. The saltire (X-shaped cross) is Saint Andrew’s attribute, and it is to him that the church from 1726 is consecrated. The tinctures argent and gules (silver and red) recall the centuries during which the Prince-Bishopric (Hochstift) of Würzburg held sway in the area.
The arms have been borne since 1970.[4]
