Balbersdorf (Waffenbrunn)

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Balbersdorf is part of the municipality of Waffenbrunn in the Upper Palatinate district of Cham .

The village is on the state road 2146 between Cham (Upper Palatinate) and Waldmünchen am Katzbach . Balbersdorf has about 130 inhabitants and is surrounded by extensive forests and meadows. The place has a branch church and a cemetery on the outskirts.

history

Balbersdorf used to belong to the municipality of Habersdorf , which was dissolved on January 1, 1972. The village was incorporated into the municipality of Waffenbrunn .

societies

  • Volunteer fire brigade Balbersdorf / Habersdorf. On June 13 and 14, 2009 the inauguration of the new fire station took place. This not only houses the fire department vehicle, but also an exhibition with fire department badges from all over the world and a festival hall.

Transport links

Balbersdorf has four bus stops, which are mostly used by the buses of the company Regionalbus Ostbayern , and a train station on the Cham – Waldmünchen railway line . Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 31 ″  N , 12 ° 40 ′ 50 ″  E

Culture and education

Balbersdorf had its own primary school until about 1966, which was then closed in the course of the school reform due to cost-saving measures and now serves as a studio for the artist and art teacher at the Robert Schuman Gymnasium Cham, Klaus Böhle . The nearest grammar schools, the Robert-Schuman-Gymnasium Cham and the JvFG are each located in the district town of Cham, as are the Gerhardinger and Marist secondary schools and the secondary school on the Quader. Primary school and kindergarten St.Martin are in Waffenbrunn.

Way of the Cross

The Way of the Cross is directly at the entrance to the village, it is a monument with 14 stations, pillars with a gable roof and fourteen pictures; Marterl with crucifixion and Ecclesia, cast iron, neo-Gothic, on a modern base; Wooden cross with crucifixion group, four-nail type with Mary, cast iron; Built at the end of the 19th century.

Events

Every year the maypole is raised, the St. John's fire and the fire brigade festival take place. There is also a raffle for donated prizes for the benefit of the Balbersdorf / Habersdorf volunteer fire department.

Panorama over Balbersdorf

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