Beratzhausen

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 6 '  N , 11 ° 49'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	regensburg
Height :	467 m above sea level NHN
Area :	72.52 km 2
Residents:	5560 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	77 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	93176
Area code :	09493
License plate :	R.
Community key :	09 3 75 118
Market structure:	56 districts
Market administration address :	Marktstrasse 33 93176 Beratzhausen
Website :	www.beratzhausen.de
First Mayor :	Matthias Beer (CSU)
Location of the Beratzhausen market in the Regensburg district

Beratzhausen is a market in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria .

Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul Beratzhausen

geography

Geographical location

Beratzhausen is located 30 kilometers northwest of Regensburg and 60 kilometers southeast of Nuremberg in the Labertal of the Upper Palatinate Jura . A large part of the market lies in the valley that the river has cut deep into the plain, some newer settlements are on the Jura plain. Due to its location, the market is known as the “Pearl of the Labertal”.

Community structure

There are 56 districts:

Aichhof Ametshof Beilnstein Beratzhausen Buxlohe Engelthal Forsterberg Friesenhof Friesenmühle Gleislmühle Grametshof Green strike Haderlsdorf Hardt

Hatzenhof Hinterkreith Hinterthann Hirschstein Hohenlohe Hölzlhof Illkofen Katharied Cabbage mill Königsmühle Mausermühle Mausheim Mitterbügl Mitterkreith

Neuhof Neuhöfl Neumühle Wet water Oberbügl Oberlichtenberg Oberpfraundorf Ödenbügl Paarstadl Pex mill Dolls yard Rauhbügl Rauschhof Rechberg

Ritzhof Rufenried Ruxhof Schaafhof Schrotzhofen Schwarzenthonhausen Seelach Meaning green Stecherhof Unterlichtenberg Unterpfraundorf Uttenhof Vorderkreith Zehenthof

history

Paracelsus monument: Paracelsus lived in Beratzhausen for some time and wrote two of his main works here in 1530.

Until the beginning of the 20th century

Finds from the Bronze Age prove an early settlement of the area around Beratzhausen, Mausheim and Rechberg. The first documentary mention was made in 866 in an exchange document between the "nobilis fidelis regis" Adalpertus and the bishop of Regensburg . In the 10th century the bishops of Regensburg owned a court in Beratzhausen, which was on the long-distance trade route Frankfurt-Würzburg-Fürth-Regensburg. In 1024 and 1025 King Konrad II registered in Beratzhausen; it is believed that there was a royal court. From the 13th century to the beginning of the 16th century, the rule changed regularly, sometimes through war, sometimes through sales. In 1530 the doctor Paracelsus settled in Beratzhausen and wrote two books.

Ceiling fresco in the outwardly inconspicuous, but inside overwhelmingly furnished Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul

In the following years the market rights were confirmed again and the town hall was built in 1574. In the Thirty Years' War Beratzhausen was burned and looted. In 1777 Beratzhausen became Bavarian . In 1845 the pilgrimage church Maria-Hilf, built in 1735, burned down and was then rebuilt. The railway line between Nuremberg and Regensburg was built in 1870 and opened in 1874. Beratzhausen has been electrified since 1901.
See also: Burgstall Hohe Felsen , Burgstall Schrotzhofen , Hammerwerk Beratzhausen

Incorporations

On January 1, 1972, the municipalities of Mausheim and Rechberg were incorporated as part of the municipal reform. On January 1, 1978 Schwarzenthonhausen and Oberpfraundorf (until 1933 Pfraundorf ) were incorporated. Small parts of the dissolved communities of Haag and Laufenthal , each with around 20 inhabitants at that time, were added on May 1, 1978. In this form, the area of ​​the municipality roughly corresponds to that of the Ehrenfels rule in the 14th century.

Population development

There was a significant jump in the population after the end of the Second World War , which almost doubled due to the influx of East and Sudeten German expellees. Currently 3652 of the 5621 inhabitants live in the center, the rest in the surrounding parts of the municipality. The largest part of the municipality is Unterpfraundorf with 419 inhabitants (as of 2007)

Between 1987 and the end of 1996 the market grew from 5,117 to 5,498 inhabitants, or by 7.4 percent. The population has been moving sideways since 1996.

Pilgrimage Church of Maria-Hilf

religion

There are eleven Roman Catholic churches and the Protestant Church of the Redeemer, built in 1970/71, in the municipality . There are also a number of small chapels. The pilgrimage church Maria-Hilf is well-known , to which a way of the cross with 14 small representations leads up from the valley.

Between 1970 and 2017 the evangelical community shrank from 800 to 371 believers.

politics

Municipal council

City council election 2020

(in %)

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

37.11

17.31

14.60

12.01

CSU

UB

CWV

SPD

Of the 4,402 residents who are entitled to vote in the Beratzhausen market, 3,294 exercised their right to vote, bringing the turnout to 74.83 percent.

town hall

The municipal council has 20 members.

• CSU 8 seats
• SPD 2 seats
• Green 2 seats
• FW 2 seats
• Independent citizens 3 seats
• Christian electoral association 3 seats

(Status: local election on March 15, 2020)

mayor

• Konrad Meier, CSU , 2008–2020
• Matthias Beer, CSU , since 2020

coat of arms

Blazon : “Split; in front the Bavarian diamonds, behind in gold a red tin tower, in the open gate of which sits a black bear holding a green mug. " The coat of arms has been known since the 16th century.

Justification of the coat of arms: The oldest known representations of the coat of arms from the 15th century show the green cup on a gold background. In the 16th century the bear was for Bear atzhausen in the coat of arms inserted in 1578 were added to the tower as a symbol of the town, adding that he wore the old symbols in sich.Zum late 16th century was the gerau tete flag of Wittelsbach , of the Bavarian rulers, included in the coat of arms. The colors have not changed since 1812.

Town twinning

• Since 1975 there has been a partnership between Beratzhausen and Ceyrat in France .
• In 1992 a town partnership was established with Deutschneudorf in the Ore Mountains.

Culture and sights

Pilgrimage church Maria-Hilf Beratzhausen

Church of St. Thekla Mausheim

Church of St. Martin Oberpfraundorf

• Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul : The interior of the late baroque church has a splendid rococo interior and colorful ceiling frescoes by Otto Gebhard from the convent ofprüfunging (1764). High altar by Georg Leonhard Däntl from Velburg from 1763. Altarpiece by Johannes Anwander from Lauingen (1764)
• Pilgrimage Church Maria-Hilf : A first pilgrimage church from 1710 was replaced by a larger church from 1734–1742 due to space problems. Reconstruction after a fire in 1845. Interior in rococo style
• St. Michael cemetery chapel (also Karner chapel): Gothic chapel built by the Staufers from Ehrenfels at the end of the 14th century
• Beratzhausen Town Hall : Baroque building from 1573. During the renovation in 1791, it received today's hipped roof with bell towers
• Zehentstadel : The three-storey building with a gable roof was built in 1599 to store the tithe . Today the building houses the citizens' hall, the traffic office, the market library, the local museum and the meeting room of the market council. A plaque on the fountain in the entrance hall commemorates the stay of Paracelsus in 1530.
• St. Sebastian cemetery chapel : First mentioned in a document in 1496. It was dedicated to St. Sebastian, the saint of the plague. The place was ravaged by the plague several times.
• Beratzhausen Castle

See also : List of architectural monuments in Beratzhausen

Regular events

• A citizens' initiative called “Lachoffensive Beratzhausen” commissioned by the mayor has been organizing cabaret events in the small community on a regular basis since 2003. Big names like Martin Schneider , Willy Astor , Monika Gruber , Rainhard Fendrich , Erkan and Stefan and Fredl Fesl were in Beratzhausen.
• Until 2008, the "ccumpaxe" organized an open air every year in early August in the old Wiendl brewery. Eleven concerts have been performed since 1997, including famous bands such as Reamonn , Soulfly , and Vanilla Ninja . Revolverheld and Jennifer Rostock were won over for the last Open Air on August 1st, 2008 . The project also organizes events such as public viewing at soccer world and European championships or festivals.
• Since 1992, with one exception, the “Kuratorium Europäische Kulturarbeit” association has organized an art symposium with Romanian and other international painters and sculptors every three years. Each participant gives a work to the market community.
• The Board of Trustees also organizes a summer academy every year, at which various courses with practical artistic courses (sculpture, painting, photography, and others) are offered to the population.
• Since 2014, a carnival parade has been organized every year on the Saturday before Carnival Sunday, followed by a party in the school building. This was no longer held in 1975 after a fatal accident. In 2017, 43 groups with around 1100 participants took part.

Brenntenberg wind farm

The “Brenntenberg I” wind farm was built in 2011 near Rechberg on the A3 with three Enercon E-101 wind turbines and went online in 2012. The turbines are each 170 meters high and the rotors have a diameter of 101 meters. The wind farm is the first in the region. It was built by the Regensburger Ostwindgruppe and then handed over to the technical works Schussental, an energy supplier in Baden-Württemberg. The plants invested 15 million euros in the project. Each of the wind turbines has an output of three megawatts. A 140.5-meter-high mast for measuring wind collected data on whether and to what extent the wind was sufficient for such a park. According to the Ostwindgruppe, the wind farm can supply 6,000 households and save around 16,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

The “Brenntenberg II” wind farm was built north of Pfraundorf in 2015 and went into trial operation in October 2015. It consists of two wind turbines, also of the Enercon E 101 type, with an output of three MW each. According to the operator, the system can supply 5,000 households with electricity and save around 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

Economy and Infrastructure

View over Beratzhausen

traffic

Beratzhausen has a train station on the Nuremberg – Regensburg railway line , where Regional Express and agilis trains on the Nuremberg – Regensburg – Munich and Neumarkt – Plattling route stop. In addition, Mausheim has a stop one station further in the direction of Nuremberg; only agilis trains stop there.

The motorway exit Beratzhausen on the A 3 is about 9 km from the Markt.

Established businesses

In Beratzhausen there are mainly smaller craft businesses that meet the local demand for the relevant services. Some banks have branches in Beratzhausen.

education

The Gottfried Kölwel elementary school in Beratzhausen is a four-grade elementary school.

The market operates three kindergartens .

Leisure and sports facilities

There are the sports facilities of TSV Beratzhausen on the Maria-Hilf-Berg, a small sports facility at the school, several tennis courts, a skater facility with halfpipe and a solar-heated outdoor pool. In winter there is a ski lift, several cross-country ski trails and a pond for ice skating and ice hockey, as well as ice stock discs.

Running and cycling routes with changing surfaces are located in the valley of the Schwarzen Laber.

Southeast of the market near the Friesenmühle there are two climbing rocks: the Rote Wand with 20 and the Friesenfels with 14 tours. These were set up in 2010 and include tours from 5 to 8+ on the UIAA scale.

Personalities

Memorial plaque to Bishop Georg Weig

Sons and daughters of the church

• Friedrich II. Von Parsberg (Eichstätt) († 1246), also called Friedrich von Beratzhausen, Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt from 1237 to 1246
• Argula von Grumbach (1492–1568), Protestant journalist and reformer
• Gottfried Kölwel (1889–1958), poet, playwright and storyteller
• Georg Weig (1883–1941), Catholic bishop in the Chinese city of Qingdao
• Franz-Xaver Staudigl (1925–2009), former mayor and writer

Personalities working in Beratzhausen

• Paracelsus (around 1493–1541), doctor, alchemist, astrologer and mystic

literature

• Markus Bauer: Mardi Gras in Beratzhausen: mentioned in a document as early as 1499 ... until today known beyond the national borders . Beratzhausen 1997, ISBN 3-7847-1162-6
• Franz X. Bogner: In the valley of the Schwarzen Laber. Pustet, Regensburg 1999, ISBN 3-7917-1673-5
• Franz X. Bogner: The black talk from the air . Schwarze Laber Foundation, Parsberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-047433-0
• Robert Dollinger: Eleven hundred years of Beratzhausen in the former empire-free rule of Ernfels . Habbel, Regensburg 1966
• Manuela Seidl: The time of National Socialism in Beratzhausen 1933–1945. A contribution to the history of the Beratzhausen market . 2nd edition, Studio-Druck, Regensburg 1995, ISBN 3-9804185-0-2

Web links

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

• Homepage of Beratzhausen
• Hardt district
• Beratzhausen: Historical Search for Traces - The Young Palatinate in Bavaria (House of Bavarian History)
• Beratzhausen: Official statistics of the LfStat
• Aerial views of the market

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. ↑ Mayor. Beratzhausen community, accessed on May 30, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Markt Beratzhausen in the location database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on November 28, 2017.
4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 546 .
5. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in 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. ↑ Evangelical Church threatens to close
7. ↑ https://wahlen.landkreis-regensburg.de/kommunal2020/20200315/09375118/html5/Gemeinderatswahl_Bayern_66_Gemeinde_Marktgemeinde_Beratzhausen.html
8. ^ Entry on the Beratzhausen coat of arms  in the database of the House of Bavarian History , accessed on August 6, 2020 .
9. ↑ https://beratzhausen.com/geschichte-infos/wappen/
10. ^ Kuratorium Europäische Kulturarbeit eV: Symposia . Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
11. ↑ Tangrintler Nachrichten: After 39 years: Again the carnival procession in Beratzhausen . January 23, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
12. ↑ Beratzhausen market: Carnival procession in Beratzhausen . February 23, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
13. ↑ "Forest and wind are compatible" . In: oberpfalznetz.de . October 31, 2013. Accessed December 2, 2015.
14. ↑ Three wind giants for the district Published in July 2011 in the Mittelbayerische Zeitung , accessed on September 19, 2011
15. ↑ Brenntenberg I forest wind farm . In: ostwind.de . Retrieved October 18, 2017.
16. ^ Forest wind farm Brenntenberg II . In: ostwind.de . Retrieved August 22, 2016.
17. ↑ Michael Steinhoff, Helmut Wundlechner, Eberhard Zieglmeier: Southern Franconian Jura . 2nd Edition. Panico Alpinverlag, Köngen 2012, ISBN 978-3-936740-48-6 , p. 528 .