Seßlach

History

The first written mention of the two settlements on the Kirchhügel (church hill) and the Geiersberg (vulture hill) comes from the year 800. The Abbess Emhild of the monastery Milz transferred the monasterial properties by this certificate to Fulda Abbey. In 1335, the emperor Ludwig der Bayer awarded Seßlach the status of town. This gave the residents the permission to fortify their settlement which they soon did. By 1343 the first town gate had been erected. Later that century, the town became the seat of an Amt and a Centgericht of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg. Seßlach was part of the Hochstift Würzburg until secularization in 1803. Over the centuries, the town suffered more under the German Peasants' War (1525) than nearby Coburg and was also damaged and plundered during the Thirty Years' War, the Seven Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars. In 1810, the Amt Seßlach came to the Kingdom of Bavaria and gradually lost importance. In 1812, an Amtsgericht was established but in the 1929 Staatsreform it was sidelined. In 1972, Seßlach became part of the Landkreis Coburg.

Geography

Seßlach is located in Upper Franconia. To the north, the municipal territory borders on Thuringia. To the west and south lies the district Haßberge. Seßlach consists of 17 Stadtteile: (inhabitants as of July 2015) * (312) * (101) * (426) * (25) * (522) * (99) * (133) * (454) * (74) * (73) * (83) * (142) * (94) * Seßlach (1,248) * (36) * (146) * (25)

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  516
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  482
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  452
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  358
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  312
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  302
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  292
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  273

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2008-05-06
  3 km SSW of Völkershausen, Germany
• M 3.6 — 2007-10-19
  2 km NNE of Syrau, Germany
• M 3.2 — 2005-09-22
  2 km SSW of Völkershausen, Germany
• M 3.4 — 2001-07-02
  3 km E of Bad Bocklet, Germany