Viereth-Trunstadt

Viereth-Trunstadt
Coat of arms
Viereth-Trunstadt
Location of Viereth-Trunstadt within Bamberg district
Coordinates: 49°55′22″N 10°46′37″E / 49.92278°N 10.77694°E / 49.92278; 10.77694Coordinates: 49°55′22″N 10°46′37″E / 49.92278°N 10.77694°E / 49.92278; 10.77694
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Bamberg
Government
• Mayor	Edwin Mahr
Area
• Total	15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Elevation	249 m (817 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	3,696
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	96191
Dialling codes	09503
Vehicle registration	BA
Website	www.viereth-trunstadt.de

Viereth-Trunstadt is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg lying on the Main.

Viereth lies in the northeast outliers of the Steigerwald (forest) and right on the Main’s south bank. The community had its first documentary mention in 911 under the name Fihuriod, from the Old High German words corresponding with the Modern High German words Vieh (“livestock”) and Ried (“boggy brook”). This makes the Viehbach, a brook (Bach) running through the village, Viereth’s namesake. Until the Bishopric of Bamberg was founded, Viereth was part of the Volkfeldgau (a mediaeval Gau lying between Bamberg and the Main Triangle), and thereby also part of the Bishopric of Würzburg. in 1008, the part of the community lying east of the Viehbach passed to the Bishopric of Bamberg. The part to the west, where the church stood, remained along with Trunstadt with the Bishopric of Würzburg, as it had been all along. In 1803, in the course of Secularization and the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss, the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg was dissolved as a sovereign state and annexed to the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg was likewise abolished in 1803, and here arose once again for a short time the sovereign Duchy of Franconia. Following in 1806 was the annexation of great parts of the former Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg by Bavaria. In 1807, as a result of a new administrative order, western Viereth and the parish of Trunstadt were assigned to the Archbishopric of Bamberg, meaning that the western Vierethers became the Bavarian Crown’s subjects only four years after their neighbours living east of the brook. Viereth has 1,806 inhabitants (as of 30 December 2004).

Trunstadt lies in the north outliers of the Steigerwald on the Upper Main. It had its first documentary mention in 793 and is thereby the oldest place, as far as documentary evidence can confirm, in the district of Bamberg and on the Upper Main. Until 1978, Trunstadt was a community in its own right. Today, Trunstadt is home to 1,728 inhabitants (as of 30 December 2004).