Auerbach (Deggendorf district)

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Bavaria
County :	Deggendorf
Height :	310 m above sea level NHN
Area :	24.08 km 2
Residents:	2118 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	88 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	94530
Area code :	09901
License plate :	DEG
Community key :	09 2 71 113
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 8 ; 94530 Auerbach
Website :	www.gemeinde-auerbach.de
Mayor :	Gerhard Weber ( SPD )
Location of the municipality of Auerbach in the Deggendorf district

Auerbach is a municipality and a village in the Deggendorf district in Lower Bavaria .

geography

View over Auerbach

Auerbach is located in the Danube Forest region.

The community has 45 parts and consists of the districts Auerbach, Engolling and Urlading . The municipality covers 24 square kilometers at an altitude of 307 to 535 meters above sea level

history

Until the church is planted

Auerbach was first mentioned in 788 and is considered the first daughter of the Benedictine monastery Niederaltaich . The name Auerbach (old name: Urbach) comes from the inconspicuous brook of the same name that rises west of Auerbach and flows through Oberauerbach to the Ohe .

The history of the municipality is clearly shaped by the manorial rule of the neighboring Niederaltaich monastery. As early as the 2nd half of the 8th century, monks from Niederaltaich cleared the "primeval forest", built two farms on the Urpah, the stream where the aurochs graze, and built a chapel. The first settlement called "Cella Urpah" was thus established.

The settlement developed and was in 1148 by Pope Eugene III. confirmed to the monastery, in 1406 the entire parish (including Lalling) was transferred to the monastery.

At the beginning of the 18th century, Abbot Joscio Hamberger had the church of St. Pankratius and St. Margaret built and richly furnished.

Incorporations

Today's municipal area was created through a voluntary amalgamation of the former municipalities of Auerbach, Engolling and part of Urlading. From 1972 the territorial reform took place. At that time Auerbach had 672 inhabitants and an area of 1,012 ha, Engolling 682 inhabitants and an area of 682 ha and Urlading added 180 inhabitants and 668 ha.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the municipality grew from 1,845 to 2,106 by 261 inhabitants or 14.2%.

1961: 1475 inhabitants
1970: 1530 inhabitants
1987: 1783 inhabitants
1991: 1981 inhabitants
1995: 2071 inhabitants
2000: 2141 inhabitants
2005: 2138 inhabitants
2010: 2157 inhabitants
2015: 2111 inhabitants

politics

mayor

Gerhard Weber (SPD) has been the first mayor since May 2020. In the local elections on March 15, 2020 , he was elected with 67.41 percent in the first ballot after Gerhard Strasser no longer ran.

Mayor until 2020 was Gerhard Strasser (FW / UWG). In May 2002 he succeeded Franz Fürst (impartial voter community).

Municipal council

The local elections of 2020 and 2014 resulted in the following distribution of seats (in brackets the election result in percent):

	SPD / UWG	FWG	CSU	total
2020	5 (35.4%)	5 (34.5%)	4 (30.1%)	14th
2014	3	3	6th	12

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In gold over a green three-mountain, a hovering red dragon holding a red sword in its claws." The coat of arms has been used since 1983.

Architectural monuments

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 2017 there were 375 jobs subject to social security contributions in the municipality. Of the resident population, 941 people were in an employment relationship subject to compulsory insurance. This means that the number of out-commuters was 566 more than that of in-commuters. 26 residents were unemployed. In 2016 there were 58 farms.

education

In 2018 there were the following institutions:

Day nursery
kindergarten
Primary school: In the school year 2017/2018 four classes with three full-time teachers and 80 students. Open all-day care is offered.