Brennberg

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the district of the Hungarian city of Sopron with the same German name, see Brennbergbánya .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '  N , 12 ° 24'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	regensburg
Management Community :	Wörth on the Danube
Height :	611 m above sea level NHN
Area :	30.52 km 2
Residents:	2037 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	67 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	93179
Area code :	09484
License plate :	R.
Community key :	09 3 75 120
Community structure:	62 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Lerchenfeldstr. 1 93179 Brennberg
Website :	www.brennberg.de
First Mayor :	Irmgard Sauerer ( free electorate )
Location of the community of Brennberg in the district of Regensburg

Brennberg is a municipality and village in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria and a member of the Wörth an der Donau administrative community .

The Burgdorf is located in the highest part of the Regensburg district.

geography

Geographical location

The community is located in the center of the city triangle Regensburg - Straubing - Cham in the Falkensteiner Vorwald . The closest town is Wörth an der Donau (about 12 km away).

The Falkensteiner Vorwald forms a sub-unit of the Bavarian Forest . Compared to the flat Gäuboden and the Danube valley, it is a low mountain range. In this area the hardest rocks such as granite and gneiss are on the surface of the landscape. The soil consists mostly of gritty, loamy and sometimes stony sand. The landscape is particularly distinctive with numerous water sources, smaller bodies of water and moist meadows. Depending on the watershed , the waters flow into the rain depression to the north or south into the Danube . In the area between the Danube Valley and Cham-Further Senke there is a comparatively high density of castles and monasteries compared to the neighboring areas. In the area are Knocks - these are larger granite rocks with rare mosses and lichens - to find.

Neighboring communities

Brennberg in 1889

The following municipalities border the municipality of Brennberg; starting in the north, they are named: Zell , Falkenstein and Rettenbach in the Cham district , Wiesent and Altenthann in the Regensburg district and Wald in the Cham district.

Forest 9 km	Zell 8 km	Falkenstein 7 km
Altenthann 7 km		Rettenbach 9 km
	Wiesent 7 km

climate

The Falkensteiner Vorwald has a central European continental climate . In the winter months from December to March there is a particularly rough climate of over 500–600 m with a continuously closed snow cover. With southerly and westerly winds, the clouds coming from the flat Danube valley accumulate on the slopes of the Falkensteiner Vorwald forest, which in some cases leads to heavy incline precipitation. With north and east wind, the Falkensteiner Vorwald lies on the leeward side of the Bohemian Forest, which is over 1400 m high . There is hardly any precipitation, warmer foehn winds set in in the Falkensteiner Vorwald . Such east weather conditions are much rarer than the high winds from the west, so there is an average annual rainfall of 782 mm in Brennberg.

Average monthly temperatures and precipitation for Brennberg Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) -0.5 1.2 6.5 11.8 16.5 19.9 21.7 21st 17.7 11.7 4.8 0.8 O 11.1 Min. Temperature (° C) −6 −5.3 -1.8 1.7 6th 9.5 11.1 10.7 7.8 3.5 -0.3 -4 O 2.8 Temperature (° C) −3.3 −2.1 2.3 6.7 11.2 14.7 16.4 15.8 12.7 7.6 2.2 -1.6 O 6.9 Precipitation ( mm ) 60 46 52 50 74 90 96 89 65 53 55 64 Σ 794 T e m p e r a t u r -0.5 −6 1.2 −5.3 6.5 -1.8 11.8 1.7 16.5 6th 19.9 9.5 21.7 11.1 21st 10.7 17.7 7.8 11.7 3.5 4.8 -0.3 0.8 -4 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N i e d e r s c h l a g 60 46 52 50 74 90 96 89 65 53 55 64   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: - CLIMATE-DATA.ORG

history

Origin of name

Coat of arms of the extinct family of Prenberg

Over the centuries the place name changed from Briemberch via Prenberg to Brennberg .

The first verifiable noble family de Prenberg already had the three burning mountains in their coat of arms. It can also be assumed that the name Brennberg is derived from the builder of Brennberg Castle at the time. The emergence of the Brennberg Castle can be traced back to the noble Brennberg family at the beginning of the 11th century. Presumably Wernher I. de Prenberg built the first building on the western castle hill. At that time it was common for castle owners to give the castles their names.

Prehistory and early history

The first people in the area around Brennberg are likely to have resided since the Paleolithic . This is evidenced by finds such as hunting weapons and sacrificial stones in the surrounding districts.

First evidence

Historical news about Brennberg goes back to the 10th century. There are records that a Diotmar von Brennberg took part in the 4th horse show in Merseburg aS. In 1080 a Wilhelm von Brennberg took part in the 8th tournament in Augsburg. The first documented references to Brennberg come from the time of 1226 in the Wirnto de Prenberg is mentioned.

Middle Ages (time to 1500)

Brennberg in 1821

The Brennbergers were an old noble family of the Nordgau with Perinhart von Briemberch , who was a vassal of the St. Emmeram monastery in Regensburg. At that time, in addition to fiefdoms, they also had their own property and subjects. Later they were also Truchsees and Ministeriale of the Hochstift zu Regensburg. The well-known minstrel Reimar II von Brennberg and founder of the monastery in Frauenzell, Reimar IV, emerges from them. Verifiable evidence has existed since Wernher I. de Prenberg (* 1115; † 1134). Wernher I. (Wirnto I.) probably built the first building on the western castle hill.

In 1411 the Auer patrician family founded the parish of Brennberg. The then ruler Friedrich II, the Auer, bequeathed the former Hof zu Brennberg, the Zünthof , to the parish of Brennberg . From then on, the Zünthof was the pastor's residence until 1895. The Brennberg parish was initially a branch of Wörth ad Donau and was then given as a gift to the Bruckbach parish. The parish of Bruckbach was founded in the 11th or 12th century.

In the Middle Ages, the Brennberg dominion had lower and higher jurisdiction. Death sentences were carried out on the Galgenberg, south of Brennberg, with a rope or with a sword.

Modern times

From 1366 to 1567 the castle was divided into the two lordships of Oberbrennberg and Unterbrennberg . The Nussberg family (1567 to 1571) reunited the two rulers. They were followed by the Lerchenfelder family until 1776.

In 1633 the castle and the Frauenzell monastery founded by the last Brennberger were ravaged by the Swedes. In 1642 and 1686 the castle and the place were damaged by fires. The church and its bells also fell victim to the fire.

In 1634, during the Thirty Years War , the Swedes came and ravaged and ransacked the monastery and church. Then the plague raged , killing 800 people in Brennberg and 200 in Frauenzell. In 1688 the church was rebuilt. The current smallest bell in the tower dates from this time.

In 1735 there were alternating Austrian and French soldiers in Brennberg.

In 1758 Franz Xaver von Lerchenfeld applied for four annual markets in Brennberg. The application for the preservation of market rights was submitted to the Hofkammer in Munich via the government in Straubing. This request was rejected on November 6, 1759.

Due to the special promotion of the lark fields, Brennberg experienced a flourishing boom at this time. The church was equipped with valuable paraments that are still preserved today , a large monstrance, the eternal light lamp as well as valuable church vestments, candlesticks and baptismal vessels were donated.

In 1818 the community of Brennberg was established. In the further 19th century the castle deteriorated more and more.

On June 4, 1935, the Principality of Thurn und Taxis donated the castle ruins to the community of Brennberg.

Post-war and modern

Like all communities, Brennberg suffered from the burden of the First and Second World Wars. In 1945 the place was occupied by the Americans, who confiscated numerous houses. Brennberg later gradually recovered and in 1957 put the first municipal water supply into operation. In addition, trade and handicrafts developed. In 1980 the remaining structure of the castle was secured and an observation tower was built.

At the end of the 20th century, numerous community projects were implemented: new sports facilities were built, a new schoolhouse was built, a new kindergarten opened and the through-town road completed. In the last few years the course has been set for extensive investments in infrastructure and economy, village renewal as well as renewable, environmentally friendly energy, energy-saving technology and broadband supply.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1971, the previously independent community of Frankenberg was incorporated. Bruckbach and Frauenzell (with the remainder of the former municipality of Göppenbach, which was incorporated on April 1, 1949) joined them on May 1, 1978.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 1,576 to 1,989 by 413 inhabitants or by 26.2%.

religion

At the beginning of 2011, 88.4% of the population of Brennberg were Catholic, 2.6% Protestant and 1.3% belonged to another or no religious community.

Roman Catholic Church
The Catholics belong to the parish Altenthann - Brennberg - Frauenzell, which is assigned to the Donaustauf deanery and the diocese of Regensburg. In addition to the parish church of St. Rupert , there is also the branch church of St. Petrus in Bruckbach.

Politics and administration

Community structure

There are 62 districts:

Brennberg community with districts

External Loan Berndorf Bibersbach Brennberg Bruckbach Buchberg His field Dosing mill Eichlberg Engelsberg Fahndorf Flagmill Hawk fiefs Fish tank Forsthof Frankenberg Frauenzell Grabenhof Grubfeld Grubhof Hamberg

Hammer mill Hauserhof Hechtfeld Hechthof Sky mill Himmelthal Hintergrub Hochaigen Hohenrad Hellmill Interior leanings Kerm Kirnberg Kleinhimmelmühle Klosterberg Kriegergütl Leibgütl Lohhof Loidsberg Neustadl Obereppenberg

Ox pasture Pfaffenthann Pielhof Pollhof Schmidlehen Jewelry incl Junk Schwaig Stadl Thalhof Untereppenberg Weismühle Wernetsgrub Wetzelsdorf Ziegelhäusl Goat lion Zinthof To the Farm Dwarf field Kennel

Municipal council

City council election 2020

(in %)

 %

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

62.71

37.29

FWB

CSU ^b

Gains / losses

compared to

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

+4.51

-4.51

FWB

CSU ^b

Remarks:

^b CSU including UW

The Brennberg municipal council consists of 16 voluntary councilors and the full-time First Mayor. The local parliament is a legislature elected by six years. In the local elections on March 15, 2020, of the 1,647 residents eligible to vote in the municipality of Brennberg, 1,153 exercised their right to vote, bringing the turnout to 70.01 percent.

Current distribution of seats in the municipality of Brennberg (March 15, 2020)

  

A total of 12 seats

• FWB : 8
• CSU : 4

CSU including UW.

Mayoress

Irmgard Sauerer ( free electorate ) was elected mayor for the first time in the 2008 municipal elections with 57.88%. In 2014 she was re-elected with 92.65% of the vote, with no opposing candidates. In 2020 she was re-elected with 90.29% of the vote, with no opposing candidates.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In silver a green three-mountain, from which three red flames beat." The coat of arms has been used since 1966.
	Justification for the coat of arms: The coat of arms expresses the place name Brennberg in a pictorial way. As early as the Middle Ages, the noble family von Brennberg with their ancestral seat at Brennberg Castle carried the coat of arms.

Partnerships

Brennberg maintains partnerships with the following parish of the same name:

• Brennbergbánya , a district of Sopron in Hungary .

Culture and sights

Castle ruins with a lookout tower

Buildings

Brennberg castle complex with a view of the Danube plain

• Sculpture fish column on the church square
• Brennberg Hospital

History of the hospital:

In 1567, Wilhelm von Nussberg, Lord of Ober- and Unterbrennberg, established the Armen-Spital-Stiftung. Until the beginning of the 20th century, poor people were housed here without relatives. The building was rebuilt in 1709 and an additional storey was added in 1791. The Armenspitalstiftung was dissolved in 1974 and partially renovated by the community from 1986 to 1987. It then stood uninhabited for 30 years. From 2005 to 2007 the hospital was completely renovated. After a Spital eG was founded for the building in 2005, the financing of this project was finally secured. The hospital was reopened on September 21, 2007. In 2009, the renovation received the culture award of the Upper Palatinate district in the monument preservation category.

The building now houses guest rooms and a shop with handicrafts and regional products. Exhibitions and seasonal events are also held there.

See also : List of architectural monuments in Brennberg  and List of ground monuments in Brennberg

Churches and monasteries

Former Frauenzell monastery and pilgrimage church

A sight in the center of the village is the parish church of St. Rupert , which dates back to a building from the 17th century.

→ Main article : Parish Church of St. Rupert

Another parish church and former monastery and pilgrimage church of the Assumption is located in Frauenzell:

→ Main article : Former Frauenzell monastery and pilgrimage church

The St. Peter branch church is located in the Bruckbach district. The church in Bruckbach presents itself as a hall building with a retracted choir and choir tower with stepped gable. Its choir (former nave of the choir tower complex) is Romanesque, a renovation took place in 1718; In 1953/54 an extension to the west followed. The choir tower is late Gothic, second half of the 15th century and around 1600.

Castles

Brennberg Castle is a restored castle from the Middle Ages. The castle complex is freely accessible all year round and a tower inspection is also possible at any time. When visibility is good, the view extends from the castle tower to the foothills of the Alps.

→ Main article : Brennberg castle ruins

In the vicinity

Part of the Höllbachtal nature reserve is located in the municipality . The Höllbachtal offers a habitat for many animals and is of great importance in the area of ​​species protection. Special features in the Höllbachtal are the hiking trail with a forest clearing, meter-high rock formations, granite rocks and gneisses as well as a sea of ​​rock which the torrent flows through.

Supra-regional hiking trails
The Brennberger Burgensteig runs through Brennberg. This connects different castles between Wörth ad Donau, Wiesent, Frauenzell, Brennberg and Falkenstein

Attractions

Höllbachtal nature reserve ⊙

• Falkenstein Castle in Falkenstein
• Nepal Himalaya Pavilion in Wiesent
• Wörth Castle on the Danube
• Lobenstein castle ruins near Zell
• Siegenstein castle ruins near Süssenbach
• St. Egidius Church in Schönfeld

Geotopes near Brennberg:

→ Main article : List of geotopes in the Regensburg district

Sports and clubs

In the community area there are currently over 30 clubs, including the Brennberg volunteer fire brigade founded in 1868 . Like the fire brigades in the districts, it provides fire protection, general help in the municipality and beyond. The sports club SSV Brennberg is active in Brennberg with numerous departments and a wide range of offers. There has been a large sports area since 1988. There is a T-bar lift in the Frauenzell district, which operates in the winter months when there is snow. There is also a groomed trail at Loidsberg. The closest outdoor swimming pool is in the neighboring community of Falkenstein .

leisure

Numerous cycling and hiking trails have been laid out in the municipality. The next indoor swimming pool is in Wörth an der Donau.

Regular events

The community's cultural committee, but also the local associations, organize regular events that take place at Brennberg Castle or the summer cellar, in the former monastery, in the Frauenzell pilgrimage church and in the Brennberg hospital.

Economy and Infrastructure

Historic inn in Brennberg

Brennberg has numerous local supply, craft and service businesses; there is also sufficient medical care available. There are currently around 230 jobs in the municipality, and two thirds of employees commute. (As of 2014)

In recent years building plots have been created in the "Fahndorfer Feld" building areas in Brennberg and in the building area "on the southern outskirts of Frauenzell".

Working Group of the Vorderer Bayerischer Wald
On January 8, 2007, the Working Group of the Vorderer Bayerischer Wald, or “AG Vorwald” for short, was founded. The aim of the working group is to strengthen the region in terms of tourism, economy and culture. Members of this community are the communities of Altenthann , Bernhardswald , Brennberg, Falkenstein , Michelsneukirchen , Rettenbach , Wald , Wiesenfelden , Zell and the city of Wörth an der Donau , as well as all the local, tourist and tourist associations in these communities.

Kulturinitiative - Donau.Wald.Kultur
The intercommunal cultural initiative “Donau.Wald.Kultur” exists with the neighboring community of Wiesent and the communities of Pfatter, Rettenbach and the city of Wörth . Since 2012, a diverse program with artists from a wide variety of disciplines has been offered.

Intermunicipal cooperation
In addition to the Wörth an der Donau administrative association, of which the municipality is a member, Brennberg participates in other cooperations with the city of Wörth as part of intermunicipal cooperation . The “Donau.Wald Family Support Point” was founded together with the communities of Wörth and Wiesent . This pilot project is funded by the Free State of Bavaria; it is considered a new information and contact point for families. The municipality is also aiming to participate in other inter-municipal projects.

traffic

With the loss of importance of the nearby Falkenstein-Regensburg railway line , the road connection was upgraded in the 1970s.

Brennberg is located directly on the state road St 2153 towards Falkenstein. In addition, two district roads lead through the town: the district road R 42 in the direction of Wiesent to the A3 motorway (Nuremberg - Regensburg - Passau). The district road R 41 as a connection to the state road St 2146 in the direction of Wörth an der Donau to the A 3 motorway (Nuremberg - Regensburg - Passau).

There are numerous marked cycling and hiking trails in the municipality. In addition, the location is on the Goldsteig trail . Brennberg is well connected to the public transport network with the RVV bus route 37 from Regensburg and a private bus route from Wörth to Brennberg.

State and district roads
Cham (Upper Palatinate) St 2146 - Falkenstein - St 2153 - Brennberg - St 2145 - Forstmühle

Falkenstein - St 2153 - Brennberg - R 42 - Wiesent -

Falkenstein - St 2153 - Brennberg - R 41 - St 2146 - Wörth an der Donau -

Public facilities

The following municipal facilities exist in Brennberg:

• kindergarten
• Day nursery
• youth club
• Recycling center

education and Science

There is a primary school in Brennberg. As part of the intermunicipal cooperation, the Middle School Association of the Vorderer Bayerischer Wald - Donautal was founded in April 2010 . This school association is a flagship project across the districts and districts.

The members of the school association are:

• Middle School Association Wörth-Wiesent, consisting of the city of Wörth an der Donau, Wiesent municipality, Pfatter municipality, Bach an der Donau municipality
• Middle School Association Falkenstein, consisting of the market Falkenstein, municipality Rettenbach, municipality Brennberg
• Community Wiesenfelden

media

The Donau-Post , a local edition of the Straubinger Tagblatt , and the Wörther Anzeiger , a local edition of the Mittelbayerische Zeitung and the Regensburger Wochenblatt , an edition of the Wochenblatt publishing group, appear in the municipality .

In addition to national programs, radio stations Radio Charivari , Radio Gong FM , Radio AWN and the regional television station TVA can also be received in the municipality .

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Hermann Höcherl

• Wolfgang Hutterer (†), pastor (appointed honorary citizen in 1904)
• Hermann Höcherl (* 1912; † 1989), German politician ( CSU ), former Federal Minister. D.
• Johannes Jobst SAC (* 1920; † 2014), Pallottine and Roman Catholic Bishop of Broome , Australia (made honorary citizen 1960)
• Toni Spitzner (* 1929; † 2008), retired mayor D. and holder of the Medal of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (appointment as honorary citizen 1999)
• Johann Wolf († 1990)
• Alois Schambeck (born March 15, 1925), local councilor from 1971–1976, local history researcher and board member of Brennberger Vereinen (made an honorary citizen on March 15, 2015)
• Hans Schreier (* 1935), local councilor a. D., third mayor ret. D., local home nurse a. D., member of numerous associations, chronicler and author (appointed honorary citizen on November 21, 2015)

Sons and daughters of the church

• Reinmar von Brennberg (* around 1210, † 1271), knight of Brennberg and minstrel
• Maria Violanta Freiin von Lerchenfeld-Brennberg (* 1739; † 1801), Abbess of Niedermünster
• Hermann Rabl (* 1778; † 1848), pastor of the Mariahilfkirche in Munich
• Josef Anton Herrlein (* 1849; † 1925), pastor in Geiselhöring

literature

• Tourist association Bayerischer Vorwald: Bayerischer Vorwald - area Wörth ad Donau Buchdruckerei Eduard Schramm, Wörth / D. 1969
• Emil Fuchs: The rule of Brennberg , Regensburg 1979
• Joseph Sächerl: Chronicle of the Benedictine monastery Frauenzell along with historical news about Brennberg, Bruckbach, Siegenstein and Süßenbach, Altenthan, Pettenreut, Arrach, Zell, Martins-Neukirchen, Marienstein and Hetzenbach . In: Negotiations of the Historical Association for Upper Palatinate and Regensburg, Volume 15, 1853, pp. 257–466. (Text can be called up via [2] )
• Hans K. Schreier: Brennberg's property. History of the estate of the community of Brennberg. Part I: Brennberg municipality , Brennberg 2001

Web links

Commons : Brennberg  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Local government
• Brennberg in the Bavarian Administration Service
• Brennberg castle ruins
• Brennberg: Official statistics of the LfStat
• Aerial photos of Brennberg

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. ↑ Mayoress. Brennberg parish, accessed on May 31, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Front Bavarian Forest. Bavarian State Office for the Environment , accessed on January 17, 2016 . 
4. ^ Front Bavarian Forest - Eggerszell private weather station
5. ^ Emil Fuchs: Die Herrschaft Brennberg , Regensburg 1979, p. 12.
6. ^ Emil Fuchs: Die Herrschaft Brennberg , Regensburg 1979, pp. 14-15.
7. ^ Carnival wedding in Brennberg. Article Mittelbayerische Zeitung - Resi Beiderbeck. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
8. ^ Emil Fuchs: Die Herrschaft Brennberg , Regensburg 1979, p. 70.
9. ^ Emil Fuchs: Die Herrschaft Brennberg , Regensburg 1979, p. 87.
10. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 555 .
11. ^ 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. 658 .
12. ^ Bavarian State Office for Statistics. Brennberg community. Municipal statistics 2014 PDF, Munich 2015, p. 6.
13. ^ Community Brennberg in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on November 28, 2017.
14. ↑ https://wahlen.landkreis-regensburg.de/kommunal2020/20200315/09375120/html5/Gemeinderatswahl_Bayern_66_Gemeinde_Gemeinde_Brennberg.html
15. ↑ https://wahlen.landkreis-regensburg.de/kommunal2020/20200315/09375120/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_Bayern_67_Gemeinde_Gemeinde_Brennberg.html
16. ↑ Entry on the Brennberg coat of arms  in the database of the House of Bavarian History , accessed on August 6, 2020 .
17. ↑ Culture Prize of the Upper Palatinate District: The Prize Winners 2000–… ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Upper Palatinate district.
18. ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Bayerischer Wald [1] , accessed on December 26, 2014.
19. ↑ Culture initiative - "Donau.Wald.Kultur".
20. ↑ [Mittelschulverbundhttp: //idowa.de/kunden/veranstaltungen/artikel/2013/02/13/mittelschulverband-sieh-den-staat-in-der-pflicht] Vorderer Bayerischer Wald, accessed on December 14, 2014.
21. ↑ Hans Schreier: Appointment as an honorary citizen , accessed on November 25, 2015.