Bischberg

Bischberg
Coat of arms
Bischberg
Location of Bischberg within Bamberg district
Coordinates: 49°54′N 10°49′E / 49.900°N 10.817°E / 49.900; 10.817Coordinates: 49°54′N 10°49′E / 49.900°N 10.817°E / 49.900; 10.817
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Bamberg
Government
• Mayor	Johann Pfister
Area
• Total	17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Elevation	236 m (774 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	5,996
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	96120
Dialling codes	0951
Vehicle registration	BA
Website	www.bischberg.de

Bischberg is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg lying at the forks of the rivers Regnitz and Main some 5 km west of Bamberg.

The community’s name derives from Bischofsberg. Supposedly, the Bishop (Bischof in German) of Würzburg charged the community’s founder with establishing a base at the important confluence of the rivers Regnitz and Main.

Bischberg lies in the Upper Franconia West planning region. The nearest railway stations are the ones in Oberhaid, Bamberg and Hallstadt. The highest point of Bischberg is the Vogelberg hill with 320 m.

Bischberg’s constituent communities are Bischberg, Rothof, Trosdorf, Tütschengereuth and Weipelsdorf, each with an adjoining traditional rural land unit, known in German as a Gemarkung. Each has the same name as the neighbouring constituent community (it is traditional for a Gemarkung to be named after a town or village lying nearby).

All population figures are as of 1 July 2016.

The first figure gives the total number of inhabitants, the second the number of inhabitants whose only residence is in the named place, the third the number of inhabitants whose main residence is in the named place and the fourth the number of inhabitants whose residence in the named place is a secondary one.

Bischberg had its first documentary mention in 1013 as Biscoffesberge. The 1000st anniversary was celebrated in 2013 by the community of Bischberg.

Before Secularization, Bischberg belonged to the High Monastery at Bamberg. The most important landowner was the Michelsberg Monastery, which in the 18th century also held the local overlordship. Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, the community has belonged to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, today’s community came into being under the Gemeindeedikt (“Community Edict”) of 1818.