Grafenwoehr

Grafenwoehr
Municipality
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Mottoes:  Amor et Sapientia Love and Wisdom
Country	Ebenthal
Region	Ebenthaler Highlands
Settled	1 June 1932
Inc. Ebenthal	30 December 2019
Monarchy end	5 February 2022
Government
• Type	Executive-led devolved administration
• Chief Executive	Rafael Oliveira
Area
• Total	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	11
• Rank	5th
Demonym	Grafenian
Time zone	UTC−3
Postal Code (CEP)	33000-000 to 33199-999
Area code	+55 31
HDI (2022)	0.839 very high (TBD)

Grafenwoehr (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌa͡ʊfe͡ɪŋba͡ʊˈeɹ]), officialy Municipality of Grafenwoehr (Portuguese: Município de Grafenwoehr) is one of the ten municipalities of Ebenthal. With 3 km² (1.1 sq mi), it is the largest Ebenthaler administrative division, entirelly encircled by the Brazilian municipality of Santa Luzia in a geographical region known as the Brazilian Highlands. Despite its size, Grafenwoehr has only 11 inhabitants and is also the only entirely rural Ebenthaler administrative division. The municipality is governed under a assembly-independent executive-led devolved government headed by a Chief Executive appointed by the King of Ebenthal. Grafenwoehr is represented at the House of Councillors by one elected member.

Prior the European colonization, the territory of modern Grafenwoehr had been inhabited by Macro-Jê native tribes for centuries. Although the territory had been claimed by the Portuguese crown since 1494 as part of what would become the colonial state of Brazil, it was only in the 17th century that the first Europeans arrived in the region with the Bandeiras Expeditions. The Bandeirantes enslaved the natives and established the parish of Santa Luzia in 1724. As Brazil gained its independence from Portugal in the 19th century, the parish of Santa Luzia was incorporated into the municipality of Curral del Rey before becoming a fully-fledged municipality in 1847. There, the farmer Geraldo Carvalho acquired land and built a farm for himself. Although he eventually moved to another city, Geraldo left his farm managed by family members. In 2019, Geraldo's great-grandson Arthur van der Bruyn had the farm annexed into the Kingdom of Ebenthal, of which he just became king. The farmlands were turned into a subnational principality ruled by Geraldo's daughter, Princess Alda. However, on 5 February 2022, with one exception, Ebenthal's subnational monarchies were abolished. Grafenwoehr was ultimatelly turned into a commune with the enactement of the 2024 Redivision Act.

The territory of Grafenwoehr is formed by a farm complex crossed by the Altendamenach River, which is the name given nationally to the Brazilian-originated Rio das Velha. The river divides the rural area from the virgin forest that makes up part of the property. Grafenwoehr's main economic activity is the export of commodities such as wheat, but livestock farming and the production of artisanal food products contribute substantially to the municipal economy. Grafenwoehr has the highest GDP per capita in Ebenthal, at €83,661. In addition, Grafenwoehr is also the largest energy producer in the country, generating up to 80% of the energy it consumes.

Etimology

The name "Grafenwoehr" is the combination of the German possessive prefix graf (count) and the Hunsrik toponymic suffix -woehr, originating from the German -wörth (holm), and means "Count's Floodplain". The name honors Geraldo Carvalho, posthumously created Count of Nasplan, and refers to the land typically flooded by the Altedamenach River, transforming it into a floodplain.