Pommersfelden

Geschichte

Pommersfelden is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg in Germany.GeographyThe community lies north of Höchstadt an der Aisch on the river Reiche Ebrach.Constituent communitiesThe community of Pommersfelden is subdivided into four Gemarkungen with a total of ten settled centres, each given here with its own population figure: Gemarkung Oberndorf:Oberndorf 89Weiher 102Gemarkung Pommersfelden:Limbach 273Pommersfelden 656Gemarkung Steppach:Steppach 922Stolzenroth 58Unterköst 39Gemarkung Sambach:Sambach 591Schweinbach 133Wind 62 The Gemarkungen have the same names as 4 of the constituent communities .HistoryAs 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 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.Population developmentWithin 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.