10-757: Ahorn is a municipality in the district of Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg in Germany . It consists of the villages Berolzheim, Buch, Eubigheim, Hohenstadt, and Schillingstadt. This Main-Tauber district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Main-Tauber Main-Tauber-Kreis is a Landkreis (district) in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg , Germany. Neighboring districts are (from northwest clockwise) Miltenberg , Main-Spessart , Würzburg , Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Ansbach (all in Bavaria ), and
20-578: A major role in the history of the Hohenlohe dynasty and temporarily was one of its seats. Later, the biggest part of the district was part of the Bishopric of Würzburg until 1803. Bad Mergentheim belonged to the Teutonic order and Tauberbischofsheim , the districts capitcal, was part of Kurmainz from 1237 to 1803. Historical affiliations of the territory reflect in the coat of arms. They show
30-585: Is a class of road in Germany . It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a Kreis or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the Kreisstraße ranks below a Landesstraße (or, in Bavaria and Saxony, a Staatstraße , i.e. a state road), but above a Gemeindestraße or "local road". Kreisstraßen are usually the responsibility of the respective rural district ( Landkreis ) or urban district ( Kreisfreie Stadt ), with
40-501: The VGMT (Verkehrsgesellschaft Main-Tauber) in the district. The VGMT was founded 1997 and serves around 900 to 1000 stations today. Comparable with the concept of twin towns , the Kreis has partnerships with: 49°34′N 9°43′E / 49.57°N 9.71°E / 49.57; 9.71 Kreisstra%C3%9Fe A Kreisstraße (literally: "district road" or "county road")
50-520: The district, which corresponds to 1.19% of Baden-Württemberg's total population. Foreign born residents make up 12 percent of the population and people aged 65 or older make up 23 percent. The total length of the road network in the district is about 909 kilometres, of which about half (463 km) are county roads ( Kreisstraßen ), just over a third (347 km) are state roads ( Landesstraßen ), and about 10 per cent (99 km) are federal highways ( Bundestraßen ). Around 110 public transport buses are operated by
60-471: The districts of Schwäbisch Hall , Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald . Traces of human population in the area were found to go back as early as 5500 B.C. Throughout the 18th and 19th century, during the so - called Kleinstaaterei , southern parts of today's district were part of the free imperial city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber , the Principality of Ansbach , while the city of Weikersheim played
70-486: The exception of high streets through larger towns and villages. Kreisstraßen are usually dual-lane roads but, in a few cases, can be built as limited-access dual carriageways in densely populated areas. Unlike local roads ( Gemeindestraßen ) the Kreisstraßen are invariably numbered, but their numbering is not shown on signs. The abbreviation is a prefixed capital letter K followed by a serial number. In most states
80-531: The state of Baden-Württemberg since 19 March 1974. The corresponding flag was authorized by the Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart [ de ] on 28 November 1989. The district originated in 1973 with the merging of the districts of Bad Mergentheim , Tauberbischofsheim and parts of the district of Buchen . At first called the district of Tauber, it took its current name, the district of Main-Tauber, in 1974. The name comes from
90-538: The symbols of the three of the historical states to which the area of the district belonged. The Bishopric of Würzburg is represented by the red and white field divided by a line with three peaks, which was originally the coat of arms of Franconia . The wheel is the symbol of the Archbishopric of Mainz ; the cross is the symbol of the Teutonic Order . The coat of arms are officially recognized by
100-610: The two primary rivers in the district, the Main and the Tauber . The Main forms the northern border of the district, while its affluent Tauber flows through the district from southeast to north. The north of the district covers part of the Odenwald mountains, while the southern area is called Bauland . The Main-Tauber Kreis has a total area of 1304.1km², that is distributed as follows: As of 31 December 2022, 134,745 people live in
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