Nüdlingen is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

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 in the district of Bad Kissingen

Bad Kissingen (district)

Bad Kissingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart.- History :...

 in Bavaria

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 in Germany

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Divisions of the municipality

The municipality is divided into the following towns:

• Haard
• Nüdlingen

History

Nüdlingen was first mentioned in 772 in the records of the monastery at Fulda

Fulda

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With secularization of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France

France

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 and Austria

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 in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

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, and he was made Grand Duke of Würzburg

Grand Duchy of Würzburg

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, a new state, as a reward for his support of Napoleon. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon.

Population

Year	Population
1970	3570
1987	3520
2000	4210
2005	4257

Economy

As of 1998, there were 392 businesses in the municipality. As of 1999, there were 39 agricultural businesses, with 1451 ha under cultivation, 1284 ha in fields, and 163 ha in pasture.