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16-398: The community lies north of Höchstadt an der Aisch on the river Reiche Ebrach. The community of Pommersfelden is subdivided into four Gemarkungen (traditional rural land units) with a total of ten settled centres, each given here with its own population figure: The Gemarkungen have the same names as 4 of the constituent communities (it is traditional for a Gemarkung to be named after

32-459: A collection of paintings that is worth seeing. In the middle of the constituent community of Pommersfelden are the remnants of an old castle with a moat , and in Sambach a Jesuit castle. Neither, however, is open to the public. Furthermore, the constituent communities of Limbach, Pommersfelden, Sambach, and Steppach each have a church . Schloss Weißenstein has an English landscape park from

48-672: A pro-imperial life stance . He was appointed canon of Bamberg in 1681 and in Würzburg in 1683. For the Bishop of Bamberg, he travelled in various diplomatic missions and was appointed President of the Court Chamber. In 1689 he was Scholastikus (schoolmaster) and curator in Bamberg and canon of Mainz. Still being a canon, he already influenced the artistic design of Schloss Gaibach at Volkach after 1694. In 1693, Lothar Franz

64-769: A town or village lying nearby, or in Pommersfelden’s case, within it). As of the 14th century, Pommersfelden was owned by the Truchseß von Nainsdorf und Pommersfelden family. After the family had died out in 1710, ownership passed to Lothar Franz von Schönborn , Elector of Mainz and Prince-Bishop of Bamberg. With the Act of the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806, the Counts of Schönborn saw their overlordship pass to Bavaria . In

80-536: Is made up of 14 members, listed here by voter community affiliation, and also with the number of seats that each holds: Pommersfelden’s arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per fess argent and gules, argent a pale azure, thereon an uppercase T argent and flanked by two embattled towers gules, gules a lion passant Or with two tails armed, langued and crowned azure on a mount of three. In 1999, municipal tax revenue, converted to euros , amounted to €990,000 of which business taxes amounted to €174,000. Through

96-658: The Bishop of Bamberg from 1693 to 1729. As Archbishop of Mainz, he was also Archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire . Lothar Franz von Schönborn is known for commissioning a number of Baroque buildings, such as the palace Schloss Weissenstein . Lothar Franz was born in Steinheim am Main, now a suburb of Hanau , on 4 October 1655 to Count Philipp Erwein von Schönborn (1607-1668) and Maria Ursula von Greiffenclau-Vollraths  [ de ] . His elder brother

112-545: The New Residence  [ de ] of the bishops at Bamberg (1697-1703) and Favorite Palace near Mainz (1700-1722). In 1726, Charles VI granted Palanok Castle with Mukacheve , Chynadiyovo and 200 villages in the Kingdom of Hungary (today part of Ukraine ), to Elector Lothar Franz who had sent him troops to defeat Francis II Rákóczi , whose property it had previously been, and then continued to give

128-612: The 19th century. The painter, restorer and gallery inspector Joseph Dorn was born on 12 August 1759 in Kratz-Sambach, today’s Sambach. From 1802 he was an inspector at the Schloss Weißenstein gallery. Dorn died on 6 August 1841. Lothar Franz von Sch%C3%B6nborn Lothar Franz von Schönborn-Buchheim (4 October 1655 – 30 January 1729) was the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1694 to 1729 and

144-532: The course of administrative reform in Bavaria, today’s community came into being under the Gemeindeedikt (“Community Edict”) of 1818. Until 1972, Pommersfelden belonged to the district of Höchstadt an der Aisch. Within municipal limits, 2,009 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 2,253 in 1987 and 2,653 in 2000. On 30 June 2007 it was 2,936. The mayor is Gerd Dallner, elected in 2020. The community council

160-658: The election of Charles VI of Austria as the Holy Roman Emperor , and crowned him in Frankfurt Cathedral . Lothar Franz was rewarded by Charles for his loyalty with 100,000 guldens with which he began the construction of Schloss Weißenstein in Pommersfelden , a Baroque palace with the largest privately owned art gallery of Germany, still today owned by the Schönborn family. He also built

176-513: The emperor political support. The estate, one of the largest in Eastern Europe, remained in the family well into the 20th century. Lothar Franz von Schönborn died on 30 January 1729 at Mainz. [REDACTED] Media related to Lothar Franz von Schönborn at Wikimedia Commons Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (also spelled Greiffenclau ; 8 September 1573 – 6 July 1629)

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192-500: The municipal area runs the Strullendorf–Schlüsselfeld railway line, although nowadays only goods are transported on it to and from Schlüsselfeld . In the south of the constituent community of Pommersfelden stands Schloss Weißenstein (palace), built by Lothar Franz von Schönborn between 1711 and 1716, which is nowadays in private family ownership. The Baroque palace houses an impressive stairway, an indoor grotto and

208-510: Was Melchior Friedrich von Schönborn-Buchheim , both nephews of Johann Philipp von Schönborn , Archbishop of Mainz from 1647 until 1673, and, through their mother, grand-nephews of Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau , Archbishop of Mainz from 1626 until 1629. Through his brother Melchior, he was uncle to the Schönborn-Buchheim branch which included Johann Philipp Franz , Friedrich Karl , Damian Hugo Philipp and Franz Georg . He

224-839: Was a German theologian who served as Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1616 and as Archbishop and Elector of Mainz from 1626 until his death in 1629. Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads was born in Schloss Vollrads on 8 September 1573. He was educated at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome . He then worked as an official in the Archbishopric of Mainz . In 1616, the cathedral chapter of Worms Cathedral elected him to be Bishop of Worms . The cathedral chapter of Mainz Cathedral elected him to also be Archbishop of Mainz in 1626. As Archchancellor of

240-772: Was educated at the Jesuit College in Aschaffenburg . In 1665, Lothar Franz was appointed Domizellar (canon) of Würzburg Cathedral . In 1667, he was appointed to the same position in Bamberg Cathedral . He received a prebendary at Mainz Cathedral in 1674. Lothar Franz made his Grand Tour through the Netherlands, France and Italy. His Biennium (two-year period of preparation) he attended from 1673 to 1675 in Vienna. During this time he maintained

256-644: Was elected Bishop of Bamberg. In September 1694 he was appointed coadjutor bishop of Anselm Franz von Ingelheim in rivalry with Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg . Despite an opposing recommendation by the Emperor he succeeded Anselm Franz in 1695. During his reign, he increased taxation of the cathedral chapter and eroded some of its rights. In 1707, he was instrumental in the conversion of the Protestant Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel to Catholicism . In 1711, he ensured

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