Motten

Motten
Coat of arms
Motten
Location of Motten within Bad Kissingen district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Bad Kissingen
Government
• Mayor	Jochen Vogel (Wählergemeinschaft)
Area
• Total	23.80 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	1,747
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97786
Dialling codes	09748
Vehicle registration	KG
Website	www.motten.de

Motten is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Subdivisions

The municipality consists of the following Ortsteile:

• Kothen
• Motten
• Speicherz

History

Motten originally belonged to the Bishop of Fulda, and was secularized in 1803 and given to Archduke Ferdinand of Orange. In 1806, it became part of the Province of Fulde in France. In the Congress of Vienna in 1815, it was given to Austria. Since the Treaty of Munich of 1816, it has belonged to Bavaria.

On the evening of 22 October 2005, a tornado destroyed parts of the industrial district.

Demographics

Year	Population
1970	1617
1987	1641
2002	1946
2005	1935

Economy

Motten has had a brewery since the 16th century.

In 1998, there were 242 businesses in the municipality. In 1999, there were 54 agricultural businesses, with 837 ha under cultivation, 227 ha in fields, and 606 ha in pasture.

Governance

Coat of arms

A black Templar's cross on a diagonal silver band, with a crown above and a gold thistle blossom below on a black background.

External links

• Municipal website