# Sailauf > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sailauf > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sailauf.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailauf > Source revision: 1321518537 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{more citations needed|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox German location |image_photo=Sailauf.jpg |image_caption=''Sankt Vitus-Kirche'' in Sailauf |image_coa = DEU Sailauf COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|50|01|N|09|15|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Sailauf in AB.svg |state = Bayern |region = Unterfranken |district = Aschaffenburg |elevation = 200 |area = 13.82 |postal_code = 63877 |area_code = 06024 und 06093 |licence = AB |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 6 71 150 |website = [http://www.sailauf.de/ www.sailauf.de] |mayor = Michael Dümig[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik](/source/Bayerisches_Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik), 15 July 2021. |leader_term = 2020–26 |party = SPD }} '''Sailauf''' is a municipality in the [Aschaffenburg district](/source/Aschaffenburg_(district)) in the ''[Regierungsbezirk](/source/Regierungsbezirk)'' of [Lower Franconia](/source/Lower_Franconia) (''Unterfranken'') in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), [Germany](/source/Germany). It has a population of around 3,600. ==Geography== ===Location=== [[File:Gemeinde Sailauf.svg|thumb|''[Gemeindeteil](/source/Village)e'']] The municipality lies in the area of the [Spessart](/source/Spessart) (range) known as ''Vorspessart'' near [Aschaffenburg](/source/Aschaffenburg). It is located on the [Sailaufbach](/source/Sailaufbach), a tributary of the [Laufach](/source/Laufach_(river)). ===Subdivisions=== thumb|left|View of Eichenberg as seen from the west Sailauf has two ''[Ortsteil](/source/Ortsteil)e'': * {{Interlanguage link multi|Eichenberg (Sailauf)|de|3=Eichenberg (Sailauf)|lt=Eichenberg}} (population 2013: 788) * Sailauf (2,861) In addition the hamlet {{Interlanguage link multi|Weiberhof|de}} is part of Sailauf. It consists of an industrial area near the [Bundesautobahn 3](/source/Bundesautobahn_3) and the ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Schloss Weyberhöfe|de}}''. Moreover, the municipal territory includes 19 small exclaves to the northeast (see map) surrounded by the Sailaufer Forst. ===Neighbouring municipalities=== Sailauf borders on (from the north, clockwise): [Blankenbach](/source/Blankenbach), [Sommerkahl](/source/Sommerkahl), the [unincorporated area](/source/unincorporated_area) {{Interlanguage link multi|Sailaufer Forst|de}}, [Laufach](/source/Laufach), [Bessenbach](/source/Bessenbach) and [Hösbach](/source/H%C3%B6sbach). ==History== Sailauf is among the ''Vorspessart's'' oldest settlements. As early as 1089, the original parish church in the upper [Aschaff](/source/Aschaff) valley stood here. In 1189, the lordly estate of ''Sigilovf(e)'', meaning "glistening brook", and out of whose name arose the placename Sailauf, had its first documentary mention. The first known inhabitant of Sailauf is Gerhardus de Sigeloufe, who is mentioned as a witness in court in 1229. The name "de Sigeloufe" means "of Sailauf" and is therefore also the oldest and perhaps first surname in Sailauf. In the 13th century, Sailauf was for a short time ruled by the [Counts of Rieneck](/source/Counts_of_Rieneck), who built the castle ''Landesere'' on the nearby {{Interlanguage link multi|Gräfenberg (Spessart)|de|3=Gräfenberg (Spessart)|lt=Gräfenberg}}. In 1265, the [Archbishop of Mainz](/source/Archbishop_of_Mainz), {{Interlanguage link multi|Werner von Eppstein|de}} built the hunting lodge ''castrum vivarium'', which was later renamed ''Weyberhof''. When the [Plague](/source/Black_Death) raged in Europe in 1349, the ''Vorspessart'' was all but emptied of people. Newcomers later came to Sailauf from the [Steigerwald](/source/Steigerwald). In 1552, ''Schloss Weyberhof'' was destroyed. In the [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War) (1618–1648), Sailauf was almost completely destroyed. In 1789, Saint Vitus's Church (''Sankt-Vitus-Kirche'') was built above Sailauf, believed to be the fourth church built on this spot. In 1803, lordship of Mainz over the ''Vorspessart'' came to an end and in 1814, Aschaffenburg and its surrounding area passed to the [Kingdom of Bavaria](/source/Kingdom_of_Bavaria). In 1972, the outlying municipality of Eichenberg was merged with Sailauf. ==Governance== ===Municipal council=== {{update|section|date=May 2015}} The council is made up of 17 council members, counting the mayor. {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="50%" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align="center" | || [CSU](/source/Christian_Social_Union_of_Bavaria) || [SPD](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany) || [Freie Wählergemeinschaft Eichenberg](/source/Freie_W%C3%A4hler) || '''Total''' |- align="center" | 2008 || 6 || 7 || 4 || 17 seats |} (as at 6 March 2008) ===Mayor=== The mayor of Sailauf is Michael Dümig (SPD). ===Coat of arms=== The municipality's [arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) might be described thus: Argent a bend sinister gules surmounted by a wheel spoked of six of the first, in chief dexter a bend sinister wavy azure, in base sinister an oak sprig with a leaf in bend sinister and an acorn in bend vert. The German blazon specifies a silver wheel (''belegt mit einem sechsspeichigen silbernen Rad''), although the example shown here has a golden wheel. This wheel – the [Wheel of Mainz](/source/Wheel_of_Mainz) – and the bend sinister – the slanted stripe, so called because at the top it begins on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side – stand for the municipality's history, lasting from the 13th century until 1803, as an [Electoral Mainz](/source/Archbishopric_of_Mainz) holding; the [tincture](/source/tincture_(heraldry))s gules and argent (red and silver) were Mainz's colours. The blue wavy bend sinister stands for the municipality's location at the forks of the Sailauf and the Steinbach, two local brooks. The green oak twig with the acorn refers to the Spessart range, which is thickly wooded with oaks, and in which the municipality lies. The arms were conferred on 21 March 1969. ==Culture and arts== Sailauf features the yearly ''Sailaufer Knoblauchfest'' ("Sailauf Garlic Festival") and the ''Tsukahara-Festival''. ==Infrastructure== ===Transport=== Sailauf has an interchange to the ''[Bundesautobahn 3](/source/Bundesautobahn_3)''. ==Education== Among social institutions there are a [kindergarten](/source/kindergarten) and a [primary school](/source/primary_school). The municipality is a member of the association of municipal music schools. ==Notable people== * [Felix Magath](/source/Felix_Magath), [footballer](/source/Association_football) and trainer * [Bernhard Lippert](/source/Bernhard_Lippert), football trainer * [Theodor Bergmann](/source/Theodor_Bergmann), entrepreneur and carmaker ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * Rudolf J. Lippert: ''Sailauf und Eichenberg im Lichte der Überlieferung.'' self-published, Obertshausen 2003. (German) * Werner Konrad, Ferdl Kraus, Waldemar Lippert: ''Sailauf-Eichenberg. In Bildern um die Jahrtausendwende'', Geiger-Verlag 2000. (German) * ''Sailauf Eichenberg. Bilder aus über 100 Jahren dörflicher Vergangenheit'', by Ferdinand Kraus (foreword), Fred Maier (foreword), Karl Strom (foreword), Gerhard Steigerwald (foreword), Maria Reinhardt, Herta Hubertus, Bruno Eisert, Gottfried Baumann, Geiger-Verlag 1996. (German) ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929024544/http://www.mainfranken-region.de/statistik/extern/geminfo.php3?&nr=671150&typ=gem Structural data 1998] {{in lang|de}} {{Cities and towns in Aschaffenburg (district)}} {{Authority control}} Category:Aschaffenburg (district) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sailauf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailauf) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailauf?action=history)). 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