Baiersdorf


Baiersdorf is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in northern Bavaria, Germany.
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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 and Forchheim.
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 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 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. Among others the family of Joseph Seligman who emigrated to the United States and founded an international bank lived there.
Joseph's brother James who later followed him to the United States, is the grandfather of American art collector and socialite Peggy Guggenheim.
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 Höfner 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

Traffic

State road 2244 runs via Wellerstadt to junction 29 of the Bundesautobahn 73 and on to Forchheim or to junction 30 of the A 73 and on to Bubenreuth. The district road ERH 5 / FO 7 runs past Hagenau to Poxdorf or to Röttenbach.
Baiersdorf is on the Nuremberg–Bamberg railway line. Trains on the S-Bahn Nuremberg stop here. On May 4, 2014, the S-Bahn railcar 442 222 at Baiersdorf station was given the city's name.

Notable people