Uehlfeld
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Location of Uehlfeld within Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district
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| Coordinates: 49°40′N 10°43′E / 49.667°N 10.717°ECoordinates: 49°40′N 10°43′E / 49.667°N 10.717°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Mittelfranken | |
| District | Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim | |
| Municipal assoc. | Uehlfeld | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Werner Stöcker (CSU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.23 km2 (12.06 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,912 | |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 91486 | |
| Dialling codes | 09163 | |
| Vehicle registration | NEA | |
| Website | www.uehlfeld.de | |
Uehlfeld is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in northern Bavaria in Germany.
Uehlfeld is located in the valley of the . The neighbouring municipalities are (from the north in clockwise direction): Lonnerstadt, Höchstadt an der Aisch, Weisendorf, Dachsbach, Gutenstetten, Münchsteinach and Vestenbergsgreuth. The municipality has 12 boroughs: Demantsfürth, Egelsbach, Eselsmühle, Gottesgab, Hohenmühle, Nonnenmühle, Peppenhöchstädt, Rohensaas, Schornweisach, Tragelhöchstädt, Voggendorf und Wallmershof.
Uehlfeld was probably founded in the 6th century, at the time Francia expanded to the east and so took possession of the . It is likely that one of the seven Slavonian churches founded by Charlemagne within the Aischgrund stood in Uehlfeld.
The first documented notice of Uehlfeld is from 1123. The village was named Oulentevelt. Later the name changed to Ulletenvelt (1127), Uelevelt (1154), Ulfeldium (1158) or Ulefelt (1181).
Like other villages, Uehlfeld was devastated by several great fires. The last of them occurred in 1888.
Wars have left their marks on Uehlfeld. In the German Peasants' War (1524–1525) the village's castle was destroyed. In the Second Margrave War (1552) the boroughs of Nonndorf and Rothenberg were destroyed and were not rebuilt. The Thirty Years' War left its mark with the actions of Colonel Kehraus, whose troops raided and burned the village.
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