Baiersdorf

Baiersdorf
Baiersdorf
Location of the town of Baiersdorf within Erlangen-Höchstadt district
Coordinates	49°39′N 11°1′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Erlangen-Höchstadt
Town subdivisions	4 districts
Mayor	Andreas Galster (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	11.79 km2 (4.55 sq mi)
Elevation	269 m  (883 ft)
Population	7,208 (31 December 2010)
- Density	611 /km2 (1,583 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ERH
Postal code	91083
Area code	09133
Website	www.baiersdorf.de

Baiersdorf is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in northern Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Location

The major part of Baiersdorf is idyllically situated on a terrace which preserves the town from being flooded by the close Regnitz river. It is located exactly between Erlangen (eight kilometers in the south) and Forchheim (eight kilometers in the north).

Neighbor cities are Forchheim, Poxdorf, Langensendelbach, Bubenreuth, Möhrendorf and Hausen.

Division of the town

Baiersdorf consists of 4 districts

• Baiersdorf
• Hagenau
• Igelsdorf
• Wellerstadt

History

Baiersdorf was first mentioned in 1062 AD and has been chartered since 1460.

As Baiersdorf is famous for farming and processing horseradish, the Meerrettich Museum for horseradish ("the spiciest museum of the world") is located in the old center of the town. A horseradish queen is even chosen every year on the third Saturday in September. The margrave Johann der Alchimist (1401–1464) started the cultivation of horseradish in the region.

Baiersdorf's Jewish cemetery attests to the fact that the town has been home to Jews since the 15th century.

The district of Hagenau was founded in 1939 as a German Luftwaffe base. French prisoners of war lived there. After 1945, Hagenau was a home for refugees from the Sudetenland. Today it is a part of the town, and the Karl Höfer Corporation is located there, world famous for its guitars and bass guitars.

In July 2007, the town was flooded by torrential rain. Over 1000 homes were flooded, and the Bundesautobahn was temporarily closed to traffic.

Government

The City Council consists of 21 members, including the mayor.

• CSU 9 + 1 Seats
• SPD 4 Seats
• FW 4 Seats
• Ökologische Wählergemeinschaft 3 Seats

Culture and Sights

Museums

• Horseradish-Museum

Monuments

• A Jewish cemetery reminds of the Jewish residents of the town which were persecuted in Nazi Germany and killed during the Holocaust
• Monument for the Castle Scharfeneck
• The old City Hall with a pillory in which the Greek restaurant "Irodion" is located today.

External links

• www.baiersdorf.de
• Judenfriedhof Baiersdorf
• Foracheim: St. Nikolaus in Baiersdorf
• Schweres Unwetter im Juli 2007 richtet in Baiersdorf erheblichen Schaden an
• Karl Höfner GmbH
• Schamel Horseradish