Altenthann (Upper Palatinate)

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Altenthann (Upper Palatinate)
Altenthann (Upper Palatinate)
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Coordinates: 49 ° 6 '  N , 12 ° 18'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Upper Palatinate
County : regensburg
Management Community : Donaustauf
Height : 508 m above sea level NHN
Area : 21.48 km 2
Residents: 1471 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 68 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes : 93177, 93093
Primaries : 09403, 09408
License plate : R.
Community key : 09 3 75 114
Community structure: 50 districts
Association administration address: Wörther Str. 5
93093 Donaustauf
Website : www.altenthann.de
First Mayor : Harald Herrmann ( FW )
Location of the municipality Altenthann (Upper Palatinate) in the district of Regensburg
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Altenthann

Altenthann is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in the Falkensteiner Vorwald and a member of the Donaustauf administrative community .

geography

location

Altenthann is located in the Regensburg region , about 18 kilometers northwest of the city of Wörth on the Danube .

Community structure

There are 50 districts:

There are the districts Altenthann, Forstmühler Forst, Göppenbach, Lichtenwald and Pfaffenfang.

climate

Precipitation diagram

With its humid climate, Altenthann is located   in the  cool, temperate climate zone . The community is located in the transition area between the humid Atlantic and dry  continental climates . According to the  Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Franconia, including Altenthann, belongs to the  warm temperate rainy climate  (Cfb climate). The mean air temperature of the warmest month remains below 22 ° C and that of the coldest month above -3 ° C.

The annual precipitation is 742 millimeters. Precipitation is in the middle third of the measuring points of the German Weather Service . 50 percent indicate lower values. The driest month is October; it rains most in June. In the wettest month there is around 1.9 times more rain than in the driest month. The seasonal fluctuations in precipitation are in the upper third. In more than 77 percent of all places, the monthly precipitation fluctuates less.

history

Until the church is planted

Altenthann belonged to the Straubing Rent Office and the Stadtamhof District Court of the Electorate of Bavaria. The Frauenzell monastery owned an open court here from 1664 until secularization . In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .

Incorporations

In 1945/46, the previously independent municipality of Pfaffenfang ( Roding district ) and parts of the Göppenbach municipality were incorporated. Lichtenwald was added on January 1, 1978 .

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018, the community grew from 1,337 to 1,480 by 143 inhabitants or 10.7%.

  • 1961: 1235 inhabitants
  • 1970: 1283 inhabitants
  • 1987: 1315 inhabitants
  • 1991: 1441 inhabitants
  • 1995: 1471 inhabitants
  • 2000: 1538 inhabitants
  • 2005: 1580 inhabitants
  • 2010: 1549 inhabitants
  • 2015: 1513 inhabitants

20th and 21st centuries

In the past few decades, Altenthann has developed from an agricultural area to a residential community by designating building land and investing in infrastructure. Important goals of the community are currently investments in renewable, environmentally friendly energy, energy-saving technology, the further development of the infrastructure and broadband supply.

religion

As in the entire Upper Palatinate, the majority of the population in Altenthann is Roman Catholic. In the municipality there is the Catholic parish community Altenthann - Brennberg - Frauenzell. It is assigned to the diocese of Regensburg .

politics

Municipal council

City council election 2020
(in %)
 %
70
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
62.33
37.67
Allocation of seats in the city council (from 2020)
  
A total of 12 seats

Of the 1,235 residents in the municipality of Altenthann who are entitled to vote, 976 exercised their right to vote, bringing the turnout to 79.03 percent.

Coat of arms Altenthann.svg

mayor

Harald Herrmann ( FW ) has been mayor since May 2014 .

badges and flags

Blazon : Under a black shield head with silver pliers inside, a green fir tree in gold on a green three-mountain.

The coat of arms has been used since 1985. The white-green-yellow flag approved at the same time is not used.

Princely Thiergarten of Thurn and Taxis

About three kilometers south of the village of Thiergarten is the completely fenced-in 2800 hectare Princely Thiergarten , a local recreation area with deer, deer, wild boar, lynx, beavers, otters, black storks and other animals. It was laid out in 1813 as a hunting forest for the Princes of Thurn and Taxis.

There, on October 1, 1988, at the Aschenbrennermarter hunting lodge , the Bavarian Prime Minister Franz Josef Strauss collapsed and died a few days later, on October 3, 1988, in the Regensburg hospital of the Barmherzigen Brüder .

Culture and sights

  • Aschenbrennermarter hunting lodge from 1900 in the Forstmühler forest
  • Parish Church of St. Nikolaus: The church of St. Nikolaus, built in 1712, burned down almost completely in 1832 and was largely demolished in 1904 and replaced by a new building by Heinrich Hauberrisser . Only the side altars and the pulpit are from 1830. The high altar by Josef Wittmann is from 1910.

See also: List of architectural monuments in Altenthann and List of ground monuments in Altenthann (Upper Palatinate)

museum

  • Local history museum of the district of Regensburg in the multi-purpose hall in Altenthann: Collection of handicraft and farm equipment. They give an insight into the development of the Bavarian forest and into old customs.

Leisure and nature

There are numerous cycling and hiking trails around the village that lead through the vast forests. The outdoor pool in Falkenstein, about 14 km away, invites you to relax in summer. The next indoor swimming pool is in the city of Wörth an der Donau. In winter there are offers for skiers, tobogganists and curlingers.

Sports and clubs

There are over 20 clubs in the community, including a sports club. Altenthann has several sports facilities, including a tennis court and a multi-purpose hall.

There are the following volunteer fire brigades in the municipality: Altenthann, Forstmühle, Lichtenwald and Pfaffenfang.

Economy and Infrastructure

Altenthann is a residential community and is equipped with basic facilities for local supply and has no central local significance itself. It is located in the catchment area of ​​the city of Regensburg.

economy

In the community there are some service, handicraft and trading companies, the main construction trade is particularly pronounced, and agriculture is also important.

The building areas "Altenthann Nord I" and "Altenthann Ost II" (2020) have been identified.

Working group of the Upper Bavarian Forest

On January 8, 2007, the working group for the Vorderer Bayerischer Wald, or “AG Vorwald” for short, was founded. The aim of the working group is to promote and strengthen the region in terms of tourism, economy and culture. Members of this community are the communities Altenthann, Bernhardswald , Brennberg , Falkenstein , Michelsneukirchen , Rettenbach , Wald , Wiesenfelden , Zell and the city of Wörth an der Donau . In addition, all local, tourism and tourist associations in these communities.

tourism

The community has numerous holiday apartments and private quarters. Tourism is geared towards “ holidays on the farm ”.

There is the Altenthann - Bernhardswald - Kürn Tourist Association.

traffic

Public facilities

  • kindergarten
  • Day nursery
  • Sewage treatment plant
  • Recycling center
  • youth club

education

  • Elementary school

media

The Donau-Post , a local edition of the Straubinger Tagblatt and the Bayerwaldecho , a local edition of the Mittelbayerische Zeitung and the Regensburger Wochenblatt , an edition of the Wochenblatt publishing group, appear in the municipality .

literature

  • Klaus Völger: Petrography and tectonics of anatectic rocks in the Wenzenbach-Altenthann area . Dissertation, TU Berlin, 1958.

Web links

Commons : Altenthann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
  2. ^ Altenthann community: Mayor's office. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
  3. ^ Altenthann community in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on November 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 555 .
  5. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes for municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 657 .
  6. ↑ https://wahlen.landkreis-regensburg.de/kommunal2020/20200315/09375114/html5/Gemeinderatswahl_Bayern_66_Gemeinde_Gemeinde_Altenthann.html
  7. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Altenthann (Upper Palatinate)  in the database of the House of Bavarian History
  8. ↑ Entry on Altenthann on the website kommunalflaggen.eu
  9. ↑ Princely Thiergarten
  10. ↑ PDF
  11. ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Bayerischer Wald , accessed on December 25, 2014.