Bieswang

Bieswang City of Pappenheim
Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ′ 43 ″  N , 11 ° 2 ′ 10 ″  E
Height :	542 m above sea level NN
Residents :	650  (Jun 30, 2009)
Incorporation :	May 1, 1978
Postal code :	91788
Area code :	09143
Location of Bieswang in Bavaria
Aerial view of Bieswang.

Bieswang is a district of the city of Pappenheim in the central Franconian district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen . With about 650 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2009), the place is the largest district of Pappenheim and lies at an altitude of 542 meters above sea ​​level . The Wurm brewery , the second oldest brewery in Franconia, has existed in the village since 1135 . The Zum Ochsen brewery, on the other hand, was closed in 1956.

geography

Bieswang is located on the Franconian Alb , between Pappenheim and Schernfeld . Pappenheim is around 4.6 kilometers as the crow flies . The state road 2387 through Bieswang. There are numerous sinkholes in the vicinity of Bieswang, some of which are filled with water. Historical remains are a Roman fountain and a few barrows .

history

The name Bieswang comes from Binswangen . This name comes from the rushes that probably grew in the depression in which the village center is located. The first documentary mention comes from the year 889 AD. The settlement is probably older and goes back to the tribe of the Alemanni , who probably had a royal court here . In Bieswang the family names Hüttinger, Rachinger and Gronauer are very often represented, which goes back to refugees from Hütting (near Rennertshofen , today Upper Bavaria ) and Raching in South Tyrol . Oral family histories tell that the Gronauers were once recruited as mercenaries by the Reichsmarschalls zu Pappenheim and come from one of the eight German towns and villages called Gronau . The Reformation was carried out under the Marshals von Pappenheim in 1566/67. Bieswang is probably the birthplace of the composer Henrico Albicastro, who was born around 1660 .

Until the municipal reform , which came into force on May 1, 1978, Bieswang was an independent municipality with its Mittelmarterhof district and Ochsenhart , which was incorporated on July 1, 1972 .

Attractions

Architectural monuments

See list of architectural monuments in Pappenheim # Bieswang .

Parish Church of St. Martin

The church of St. Martin is characteristic of the town. Its historical core is over 950 years old. The Evangelical Lutheran Church Congregation celebrates the day of church consecration - according to old tradition - on the 1st Sunday after Trinity (two weeks after Pentecost). The lower floor of the tower dates from the Romanesque period, the nave and upper floor of the tower can be dated to 1673. The church was redesigned in baroque style , which can be recognized by the stucco and wall paintings. The pulpit and baptismal font are from 1793 in the style of classicism . According to the Bavarian Monument List, an “interestingly crafted, richly furnished offering box” is remarkable .

A considerable amount of renovation measures are due soon. Not only should defects in the building fabric be corrected, the interior design should also be made attractive again. A support association was founded especially for this purpose in autumn 2011.

Personalities

• Johann Alexander Döderlein (1675–1745), Weißenburg scholar

literature

• Johann Kaspar Bundschuh : Bißwang . In: Geographical Statistical-Topographical Lexicon of Franconia . tape 1 : A-egg . Verlag der Stettinische Buchhandlung, Ulm 1799, DNB  790364298 , OCLC 833753073 , Sp. 407 ( digitized version ).
• Pleikard Joseph Stumpf : Binswang . In: Bavaria: a geographical-statistical-historical handbook of the kingdom; for the Bavarian people . Second part. Munich 1853, p. 750-751 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• City of Pappenheim - Bieswang

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.pappenheim.de ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} cf. BayernViewer
3. ↑ Location description on the homepage of the city of Pappenheim
4. ^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 731 .
5. ↑ Description of the place by Dieter Reitlinger ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Evangelical Lutheran Church Congregation Bieswang: Parish Church of St. Martin ( Memento of the original from December 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.