Pear stem (bishop green)

Birnstengel is a district of the municipality of Bischofsgrün in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth .

location

It is located northeast of the center of Bischofsgrün on the B 303 / E 48 (Fichtelgebirgsstraße) in the valley of the White Main between 650 and 1050 m above sea level in the Fichtelgebirge Nature Park .

history

There was already an estate there in the middle of the 14th century. In 1817 there was a pitch smelter there, which produced rosin and pitch . In 1834 Birnstengel consisted of 30 houses and 250 residents. At that time, mainly workers in industrial and craft businesses lived there, for example in a nearby blast furnace .

Personalities

• Johann Christoph Glaser (1684–?), Glass painter and painter

Individual evidence

1. ^ Archive for the History of Upper Franconia, Volume 46 , accessed on April 9, 2012
2. ↑ Physical-statistical description of the Fichtelgebirge: p. 42 , accessed on April 9, 2012
3. ↑ The Main from its origin to its mouth: with cities, towns
4. ↑ Bavarian Yearbook for Folklore

Coordinates: 50 ° 3 '  N , 11 ° 48'  E