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Zoggendorf is a part of Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken at the Oberfranken Landkreis Bamberg and counts 110 habitats.

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Map of Zoggendorf, 91332 Heiligenstadt, Germany

Location

The Village is located two kilometres west of Heiligstadt in the Leinleiter valley at a height of 370 metres. Zoggendorf is surmounted by the Mountain of Altenberg.

History

The first Certification comes from 1163. The first ensured certification was 1371.

At the first of January 1971 Zoggendorf was established in the market of Heiligstadt.

Topographic description (1752)

"Zuschendorf, a small village of 16 households at the Leinleiter between Burggrub and Heiligenstadt, the Baron Stauffenberg therein v to Burggrub village Lord, the Bishopric is the Office Ebermannstadt from high court, Mr.." "From dasigen subjects 2 man belonging to the Bishopric of the box office Ebermannstadt, 4 man the Princely House of Brandenburg-Culmbach, Office Streitberg, 2 man the Count v Giech into the castle Wiesentfels and 8 man the Lord Baron v. Stauffenberg shut Burggrub which stand 10 when the latter knight Canton Gebürg. " "The community has a piece of fish anhydrous, is committed to the Protestant religion and pfarrt to Heiligenstadt. Ehehin belonged this Zochendorf the Lord v Streitberg, after their death, there has been only smashed so "

Name

The village was probably named by the first Villageman. He was Zocho. Then in the 19th century the writing and pronunciation changed to Zoggendorf

Books

  • Dieter Zöberlein: Gemeindechronik Markt Heiligenstadt i. OFr. - Herausgegeben anläßlich der Feier des 450-jährigen Jubiläums der Verleihung des Marktrechtes an Heiligenstadt i. OFr. – Heiligenstadt: 1995.
  • References

    Zoggendorf Wikipedia