Trappstadt Explained
| Image Coa: | DEU Trappstadt COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 50.3167°N 45°W |
| Image Plan: | Trappstadt in NES.svg |
| State: | Bayern |
| Region: | Unterfranken |
| District: | Rhön-Grabfeld |
| Verwaltungsgemeinschaft: | Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld |
| Elevation: | 310 |
| Area: | 25.80 |
| Postal Code: | 97633 |
| Area Code: | 09765 |
| Licence: | NES |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 09 6 73 174 |
| Website: | www.trappstadt.de |
| Mayor: | Michael Custodis[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 26 |
Trappstadt is a municipality in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria, Germany.
Ganerbschaft
Trappstadt was a Ganerbschaft which was joint family estate, over which the co-heirs (Ganerben) only had rights in common. In the 13th century Trappstadt was divided by the counts of Henneberg and the monasteries of Theres and Veilsdorf. Three hundred years later in 1524, there were already twelve Ganerben issued.[2]
The possession of the Ganerben quarters were divided as follows:
- The residents of Würzburg (former Theres Abbey) had 22 houses.
- Monastery Veilsdorf (from 1699 cathedral chapter of Würzburg) had 28 houses.
- Henneberg family (from 1584 Saxony) had 22 houses.
- Nine houses since 1524 were owned: Schott (until 1585), Echter (until 1665), Faust von Stromberg (until 1738), Grafen von Eltz until 1824).[3]
Notable people
- Joseph Brunner (26 November 1706 - 19 November 1827), born in Trappstadt and died in Altenstein. It has been suggested that he was the oldest man in the world but new information suggests that he may have been born in 1739[4] [5] [6]
- Marcus Goldman (9 December 1821 - 20 July 1904), born in Trappstadt and died in New York City. He was the founder of the investment bank Goldman Sachs.[7]
Notes and References
- https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
- http://www.rhoen.info/lexikon/orte/Trappstadt_6139013.html Trappstadt in the Rhön Lexikon
- http://www.rhoen.info/lexikon/staetten/Ganerbenviertel_von_Trappstadt_6139026.html Trappstadt in the Rhön Lexikon Ganerben district
- Web site: Sensationeller Archiv-Fund: Ältester Mann der Welt. 27 February 2008.
- Web site: Steinalt in Altenstein. 27 February 2008.
- Web site: Doch nicht der älteste Mann der Welt. 20 May 2010.
- Book: Breton Fisher. June. When Money Was in Fashion: Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs and the Founding of Wall Street. 2010. Palgrave Macmillan. New York. 9780230617506. 562769185. 7.
