Motten

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Motten within Bad Kissingen district

(2020–26) Katja Habersack^[1]Area

• Total23.80 km² (9.19 sq mi)Elevation

420 m (1,380 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,699 • Density71/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

97786

Dialling codes09748Vehicle registrationKGWebsitewww.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
1961	1491
1970	1617
1987	1641
1991	1741
1995	1961
2000	1946
2002	1946
2005	1935
2010	1794
2015	1771

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.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).