In 1144, a Heinrich von Sterpersdorf was mentioned in a document, which is also the first documented mention of the place. In 1160, the place was mentioned as "Stertzfridesdorf" and in 1243 as "Sterfridesdorf". The defining word is Stercfried, the personal name of the founder. The original feudal lord was the Bishopric of Würzburg, which had this and other places in the area planned. In 1303, an old tithe of the place was mentioned in the Würzburg fief book, which was awarded to Hermann von Türlin. Other feudal lords were the Lords of Hohenlohe-Brauneck. They enfeoffed the Seckendorffers. In 1383, Konrad von Seckendorff sold an estate to the Frühmesse in Höchstadt, whereby the feudal lord renounced his rights. The margraves had taken this tithe for themselves in the 15th century.
The important trade route Würzburg–Lonnerstadt–Höchstadt–Nuremberg ran through Sterpersdorf. Customs were levied at the Aisch Bridge. In 1303 Würzburg granted customs sovereignty to the ministerials of Lonnerstadt. In 1403 they sold the right to Hans von Vestenberg. A little later it passed to the Nuremberg patrician Rummel. This caused particular difficulties, as the imperial city of Nuremberg was able to assert claims in the middle of Bamberg's territory. Treaties from 1523 and 1537 initially exempted Höchstadt's trade from this task. In 1609 Bamberg closed the customs office despite fierce resistance from the Paumgartners, who had acquired this right.
The Thirty Years' War marked a major turning point in the town's history. In 1622 the residents themselves tore down the bridge to block the route for marauding troops. In 1627, a wave of plague hit the town, and in 1631 there was a Swedish invasion, which meant that the town was almost depopulated and completely in ashes. In 1671, the Bamberg bishops took over the customs rights.[4]
Towards the end of the 18th century, there were 12 properties in Sterpersdorf (1 Hube, 2 farms, 2 half-farms, 1 smithy, 1 mill, 2 small farms, 2 houses) and a community shepherd's house. The Bamberg Centamt Höchstadt exercised the high court. The village and community authority as well as the manorial authority over all properties was held by the Kastenamt Höchstadt
The municipality of Sterpersdorf was assigned to the Höchstadt district court in terms of administration and jurisdiction and to the Höchstadt revenue office in terms of finance.[6] From 1862, Sterpersdorf belonged to the Höchstadt an der Aisch district office (renamed Höchstadt an der Aisch district in 1939) and continued to belong to the Höchstadt revenue office (renamed Höchstadt revenue office in 1919, 1929–1972: Forchheim revenue office, since 1972: Erlangen revenue office). Jurisdiction remained with the Höchstadt district court (converted to the Höchstadt an der Aisch district court in 1879), from 1959 to 1973 the Forchheim district court was responsible, since then it has been the Erlangen district court. The municipality had an area of 4,221 km².[7]
After 1961, but before 1970, Weidendorf was transferred to Sterpersdorf. On May 1, 1978, the municipality of Sterpersdorf was incorporated into the town of Höchstadt an der Aisch as part of the regional reform.[8]
The current village structure dates back to the resettlement after the Thirty Years' War. The social structure of the village has changed significantly in recent times. The former purely agricultural village became a commuter village from the 1960s onwards
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