Baiersdorf

Geschichte

Baiersdorf is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in northern Bavaria, Germany.GeographyLocationThe 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 townBaiersdorf consists of 4 districts Baiersdorf Hagenau Igelsdorf WellerstadtHistoryBaiersdorf 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. 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.