Trappstadt
Trappstadt is a municipality in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria, Germany.
''Ganerbschaft''
Trappstadt was a Ganerbschaft which was joint family estate, over which the co-heirs only had rights in common. In the 13th century Trappstadt was divided by the counts of Henneberg and the monasteries of Theres and Veilsdorf. Three hundred years later in 1524, there were already twelve Ganerben issued.The possession of the Ganerben quarters were divided as follows:
- The residents of Würzburg had 22 houses.
- Monastery Veilsdorf had 28 houses.
- Henneberg family had 22 houses.
- Nine houses since 1524 were owned: Schott, Echter, Faust von Stromberg.
Notable people
- Joseph Brunner, born in Trappstadt and died in Altenstein. It has been suggested that he was the oldest man in the world but new information suggests that he may have been born in 1739
- Marcus Goldman, born in Trappstadt and died in New York City. He was the founder of the investment bank Goldman Sachs.