Bitz (Denkendorf)

Bitch Municipality Denkendorf Coordinates: 48 ° 56 ′ 48 ″  N , 11 ° 30 ′ 14 ″  E
Height :	535 m above sea level NN
Residents :	177  (2004)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	85095
Area code :	08466
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Bitz is a part of the municipality of Denkendorf in the Eichstätt district in Upper Bavaria .

location

Bitz is located on the plateau of the southern Franconian Jura between the villages of Dörndorf and Winden in the Altmühltal Nature Park .

history

The village name of Bitz, like that of many other places, has undergone various changes. The place name of Bitz has its origin in the expressions "Buetze" or "Puez", which means something like "village on the pond". This village pond, which obviously gave the place its name, was located in the lower part of the village and had a considerable depth. This is probably why the first settlers arrived here on the otherwise arid Jura plateau. The small “village lake”, as it was also called, was only filled in in the course of the sewer system and local road renewal.

The Roman Limes border wall ran south of today's town during Roman times .

Bitz was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century: The Regensburg Schottenkloster St. Jakob owned the Meierhof and St. George's Chapel in Bitz in 1213. In the dispute over the inheritance after the Hirschberg counts with Gebhard VII died out, Bitz was awarded to the bishop of Eichstätt and his bishopric in 1305 in the Gaimersheim arbitration . However, the bishop had no real estate in the village until the 17th century, but the bailiwick over the whole place.

Before 1608 the Einödhof "Degelhof" burned down, the Bitzer Flur "Am Boarian Feld" was between Bitz and Zandt and could be localized again by aerial photo archeology. In the associated pit (today only recognizable as an overgrown hollow in the ground), lime-rich clay, the " Tegel ", was extracted as "Krugerde". In Bitz, Zandt and Schönbrunn there were jug bakers who processed the Tegel into Sauerbrunnen bottles, among other things. The Degelhof belonged to the Schamhaupten Monastery and then to the Ingolstadt School Box Office .

In the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) Bitz suffered very badly: in 1644 14 properties were destroyed; the village only had four inhabitants. For 1644 it is also recorded that all Bitzer had the right to drive their pigs into the forest for fattening. The description of the property from 1644 also shows that the Regensburg monastery of St. Emmeram in Bitz had an estate with timber rights in the Kösching Forest , which was still in ashes from the Swedish War. Six properties and the Meierhof were taxable at the time to the Benedictine monastery in Plankstetten . The Meierhof was also authorized to cut wood in the Bavarian forest, for which money was donated to Kösching .

The Hochstift Eichstätt only came to land in Bitz in the 17th century through the purchase of farm property.

Of the long-established families, only two surnames remained in Bitz in 1741: Schramm and Vogl. While the name Schramm expired a few years ago, the family name Vogl still exists today. At the end of the 18th century there were 20 households in the village, two of which were subject to tax to Griesstetten , which belonged to the Regensburg Schottenkloster. The Plankstetter and St. Emmeramer estates were now highly esteemed.

Until the secularization of 1802, Bitz with Dörndorf and Denkendorf was subject to the marriage custody of Denkendorf and, with regard to village and community rulership, to the caste office Beilngries of the Oberamt Beilngries-Hirschberg.

During the secularization , the lower bishopric, to which the Oberamt Beilngries-Hirschberg and thus also Bitz belonged, came to Grand Duke Archduke Ferdinand III in 1802 . from Tuscany and 1806 to the Kingdom of Bavaria and there to the district court of Kipfenberg . In 1808 the village was merged with the church book and Dörndorf with Straßhaus to form the Dörndorf tax district . From 1817 to 1838 the tax district belonged to the Leuchtenberg principality of Eichstätt and in it to the Beilngries regional court; In 1818 Bitz became an independent municipality again. In 1857 the district court Beilngries was reassigned to the district court Kipfenberg. From 1862 independent municipality in the new Central Franconian district office Eichstätt, later the district of Eichstätt, Bitz joined the large community of Denkendorf in the district of Eichstätt during the Bavarian territorial reform on January 1, 1972.

In 1914 a water pipe was built in Bitz and on January 29, 1925 the electric light was switched on for the first time. The land consolidation began in Bitz in 1960, which means that every farmer can cultivate his fields more easily and economically. Until 1971, Bitzer children went to Dörndorf in the school jointly built by the two towns between 1864 and 1867. On October 19, 1980, the new cemetery with a mortuary was inaugurated on the outskirts of Bitz.

Population development

1741	1808	1877	1912	1937	1950	1973	1983	1993	1998	2001	2002	2004
149	168	152	196	177	174	160	146	210	179	186	195	177

Church conditions

St. George Church

Bitz, a parish of its own since 1480 at the latest, became a branch of the (Catholic) parish of Dörndorf in 1583. A local chapel is reported to be owned by the Regensburg Schottenkloster in 1213 and again in 1503. Badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War, a new church with the patronage of Sts was built in 1739 - 100 years after the war . Georg built by master mason Sebastian Stöckler from Hofstetten according to plans of the Eichstätter Hofpalier Giovanni Domenico Barbieri , whereby the medieval square tower was included in the new building and provided with a brick helmet and an onion hood at the top. The consecration took place in 1765. The stucco on the ceiling, pulpit (1739; with vase on the sound cover ) and the wreaths of the apostles comes from Franz Xaver Horneis from Eichstätt. The three two-column altars were built in the early Rococo (1740; high altar was not set until 1751). The furnishings include a figure of Mary (around 1738) and a Vespers group surrounded by angels with instruments of passion (around 1760).

In 1906 the church was renovated, including a tower clock and a large bell raised. Another bell was purchased in 1922. In 1942 one of these bells was removed and destroyed for war purposes, but replaced in 1950. A second renovation took place in 1971. A new sacristy was also built.

In a divine service order of the parish Dörndorf - Bitz from the year 1751 it can be read that every year on the Friday after Ascension - also called shower Friday and festival day in the parish - a procession takes place at 5 a.m. to St. Salvator in Bettbrunn. Since the surrounding villages made pilgrimages there after the Thirty Years' War because of a pledge during a plague period, it can be assumed that the Dörndorf parish with the Bitz branch also took part. This custom is still practiced today.

Since December 1980 the parish of Dörndorf has been orphaned with the Bitz branch. Today it is looked after by Pastor Franz Glötzner from Denkendorf.

Culture and sights

Today the townscape is mainly shaped by the Bitzer church. But the children's playground next to the church, the sports field and the orchard meadow on the outskirts have also become an integral part of the village.

societies

In the district of Bitz, two local associations promote and maintain the community spirit and cohesion in the village. In addition to the volunteer fire brigade , which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1986, Bitz also has a fruit and horticultural association that is always concerned with the appearance of the town. In addition to these two clubs, the Dörndorf-Bitz sports club and the Dörndorf-Bitz warrior club ensure active club life.

Regular events

Under the direction of the volunteer fire brigade, the Bitzer people have been setting up a maypole on the church square every May 1 since 1976. Always around June 24th, a mighty pile of wood is kindled as a Midsummer bonfire at Grimmer See, followed by a small village festival.

Economy and Infrastructure

While in 1983 there were eleven full-time farmers and 17 part-time farmers in the local area, there are still two full-time farmers and three part-time farmers today. The rest of the village population consists mainly of commuters.

traffic

Bitz is on the state road 2392 between Dörndorf and Winden.

literature

• Felix Mader (arr.): The art monuments of Middle Franconia. II Eichstätt District Office. Munich, R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 1928 (reprint 1982), pp. 46-49
• Xaver Halbig, Georg Fuchs: Village Chronicle . 1981
• Felix Mader : History of the castle and Oberamt Hirschberg. Eichstätt: Brönner & Daentler 1940, pp. 153–155
• Historical Atlas of Bavaria, Franconia Series I, Issue 6: Eichstätt . In: Digital collection of the Bavarian State Library
• The Eichstätter area past and present . Eichstätt: Sparkasse Eichstätt 1984, p. 168

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 456 .