Motten Explained

Motten
Image Coa:DEU Motten COA.svg
Coordinates:50.4°N 55°W
Image Plan:Motten in KG.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Unterfranken
District:Bad Kissingen
Elevation:420
Area:23.80
Postal Code:97786
Area Code:09748
Licence:KG
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 6 72 134
Divisions:3 Ortsteile
Website:www.motten.de
Mayor:Katja Habersack[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26

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

YearPopulation
19611491
19701617
19871641
19911741
19951961
20001946
20021946
20051935
20101794
20151771

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden