The community furthermore has these outlying centres, each given here with its own population figure: Walsdorf had its first documentoary mention in Würzburg’s oldest book of enfeoffments, for the year 1317.

As a result, the subjects, too, had to embrace the Evangelical faith, which, however, led to decades-long quarrels with the Bishopric of Bamberg and for a time to confiscation of all lands.

The events in those days have had their effect down to today, and even now, the proportion of Walsdorf’s population who follow the Evangelical faith is far greater – almost 40% – than in the overwhelmingly Catholic communities elsewhere in the district.

With effect from 1 July 1971, the formerly autonomous community of Kolmsdorf (with the outlying centres of Feigendorf und Zettelsdorf) freely chose to amalgamate itself with Walsdorf.

It should also be mentioned that throughout the aforesaid overlordship, there was an important Jewish presence in the community, made up mainly of livestock dealers and small businessmen.

A modest synagogue, now beset by further building, in the south of the old lordly seat still bears witness today to this small Jewish community.