Upper Katz

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base data
Land of the Federal Republic:	Thuringia
district:	Schmalkalden Meiningen
geographical situation:	Coordinates: 50° 36 ' N, 10° 13 ' O 50° 36 ' N, 10° 13 ' O
height:	460 m and. NN
surface:	9.12 km ²
inhabitants:	276 (31. December 2003)
Population density:	30 inhabitants for each km ²
postal zip codes:	98634
preselection:	036966
Kfz characteristics:	SM
municipality key:	16 0 66 048
municipality arrangement:	no local part
address of the local administration:	Market place 35 98634 upper Katz
Website:	Municipality upper Katz
politics
mayor:	Ilse Reder (CDU)

upper Katz is a municipality in the district Schmalkalden Meiningen in Thuringia.

Table of contents 1 Geografie 1,1 geographical situation of 1,2 neighbour municipalities 2 history 3 politics 3,1 local council of 3,2 mayors 4 culture and objects of interest of 4,1 buildings of 4,2 Naturdenkmäler 4,3 regular meetings 5 Web on the left of

Geografie

geographical situation

of upper Katz belongs to the central administrative body high Rhön , which has its administrative seat in the municipality cold and home. The place lies in the Katz reason, which is designated after the something above the place rising Katza. Southwest the place rises the these castle, from which the Rhön Rennsteig way on the back of the high Löhr leads high Geba lain on those southeast the place.

neighbour municipalities

Stepfershausen in the east, unit municipality Rhönblick in the south, ash living in the west, cold north home and Kaltenlengsfeld in the northwest, Oepfershausen in the north, Unterkatz in the northeast

history

first the village was mentioned in the year 874, it was to have developed from several manors. The market right received first it 1705 by the Meininger duke Bernhard. At that time cattle markets were accomplished.

politics

local council

the local council from upper Katz consist of 6 councilmen.

• CDU of 2 seats
• FFW upper Katz of 2 seats
• German Red Cross upper Katz of 2 seats

(conditions: Local election to 27. June 2004)

mayor

the honorary Bürgermeisterin Ilse Reder became to 27. June 2004 selected.

culture and objects of interest

of buildings

• the branch church of 1618 have simple equipment. The organ from 1838 remained nearly in the original state.
• South of homeland room and

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• of Naturdenkmäler about 2 km the place is on the high Löhr a strong awake old inheritance stature worth seeing.
• at the Höhn and in the Rieder wood before-historical hill graves [

regular meetings

• light measuring market, always on first Saturday in February. The largest attraction here is a dance bear with attendants, bound in hereditary straw.

Web on the left of

• web page of the central administrative body