Eschlkam

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Cham
Height :	460 m above sea level NHN
Area :	60.51 km 2
Residents:	3355 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	55 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	93458
Primaries :	09948, 09947
License plate :	CHA, KÖZ, ROD , WÜM
Community key :	09 3 72 124
LOCODE :	DE EMA
Market structure:	24 districts
; Market administration address :	Waldschmidtplatz 2 ; 93458 Eschlkam
Website :	www.markt-eschlkam.de
Mayor :	Florian Neppl (community list - at home for our future)
Location of the Eschlkam market in the Cham district

Eschlkam is a market in the Upper Palatinate district of Cham .

geography

location

Eschlkam is located on the Chamb River in the Bavarian Forest . The municipality borders in the west on the city of Furth im Wald , in the south on the municipality Rimbach and in the southeast on the market Neukirchen bei Heiligen Blut (all district Cham ). In the north, Eschlkam borders the Czech minority town Všeruby .

Community structure

Eschlkam has 24 officially named municipal parts:

There are the districts Eschlkam, Großaign, Kleinaign, Schwarzenberg, Stachesried and Warzenried. Since the municipality of Warzenried was dissolved with the southern neighboring municipality of Neukirchen b. Holy Blood divided.

history

Eschlkam was first mentioned in a document in 1228. The settlement was the fortified center of the angle behind the Hohe Bogen .

The Margraves of Cham built a fortification and founded a market that traded with Bohemia .

Over the decades, Eschlkam was destroyed several times. Eschlkam was not spared from Hussite incursions in the period from 1420 to 1434 and from the Swedish War in March 1634. Among other things, the Swedes laid the nursing home in ruins, which was then no longer rebuilt. From the fortified church Eschlkam only remnants are available. The Hofmark Castle in Stachesried , which dates from the 17th century, is still preserved.

The border between Bavaria and Bohemia essentially determines the history of Eschlkam. On July 1, 1990, the Eschlkam- Všeruby border crossing was reopened. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain , Eschlkam has made great efforts to establish neighborly contacts with the communities on the other side of the border tree.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1972, the previously independent community of Schwarzenberg was incorporated. On May 1, 1978, Großaign and Stachesried and part of the former municipality of Warzenried were added.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the population decreased from 3,460 to 3,364 by 96 inhabitants or 2.8%.

politics

Market council

The election of the municipal council on March 15, 2020 led to the following result with a turnout of 73.32%:

Party / list	Seats
CSU / Free Voting Community	1
Community of voters Grenzlandliste	3
Schwarzenberg voter community	2
Progressive citizen representation	2
Free citizens of Warzenried	3
Party-free electorate	1
Church list - at home for our future	4th

mayor

Florian Neppl has been the first mayor since May 1, 2020. He was elected with 78.6% in the 2020 mayoral election on March 15.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Under the shield head with the Bavarian diamonds in red, a golden comb with four teeth." The coat of arms has been known since 1514.

Partnerships

After the border was opened in 1994, the municipality entered into partnerships with its neighboring Czech municipalities, Kdyně and Všeruby .

Public facilities

schools

Waldschmidt School in Eschlkam

Waldschmidt Primary School Eschlkam

library

The market has two community libraries, in Eschlkam and Warzenried, whereby the Eschlkam community library is the oldest public library in Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate under church sponsorship. This was founded in 1888 by Maximilian Schmidt . The library with a stock of approx. 6000 media has an EDP-supported lending system. Since it is run on a voluntary basis, every euro goes towards the acquisition of media.

Bathing pond

Two natural bathing ponds (Großaign and Stachesried) are available for free use.

Culture and sights

Art trail "Border Encounters - way between East and West" on the ridge "Leminger height" southeast of Eschlkam

Brother moon and sister sun
House of Europe
Pennant rows
Art pavilion

Scallop shell as a symbol of pilgrims

The beginning of the East Bavarian Way of St. James , which is a pilgrimage to the grave of the apostle James in Santiago de Compostela in Spain is
Schwirza monument near Schachten (Schwirza is the local dialect expression for smugglers )
Parish church St. Jakobus in Eschlkam
Waldschmidt exhibition in the Waldschmidthaus, Waldschmidtplatz 2, about the life and work of Maximilian Schmidt, called Waldschmidt
Stachesried Castle
Drachensee observation tower on the Kleinaigner Höhe east of the Drachensee

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Pastor Pongratz
Maximilian Schmidt (1832-1919), called Waldschmidt
Walter Richter

Personalities born in Eschlkam

The following people were born in Eschlkam or in today's municipality of Eschlkam:

Alois Bach (1809-1893), painter
Joseph Kumpfmüller (1869–1949), theologian and bishop of Augsburg
Hans-Michael Körner (* 1947), historian and history teacher

Literature and literary

Walter Richter: The Waldschmidt Prize 1984–1994 , Löhne 1995 (via the prize awarded by the Waldschmidt Association Eschlkam eV)
Friedl Thorward : Die Müllerbuben von Eschlkam (novel), 2008, ISBN 3-86512-018-0
Josef Pongratz: Eschlkam Ein Heimatbuch , published by the market town of Eschlkam (1973)
Werner Perlinger : Eschlkam in the old days: From the beginnings to the modern age , published by the market town of Eschlkam (2010)
Ludwig Baumann, Winfried Baumann, Reinhold Bucher, Birgit Fischer, Josef Kammermeier, Gerhard Lamecker, Stefan Neumeyer, Werner Perlinger, Werner Richter, Xaver Riederer, Max Riedl, Alois Schreiner, Marianne Späth, Franz Traurig, Max Utz, executive boards of the associations, Siegi Wild: Eschlkam in modern times: From the 19th century to the present , published by the market town of Eschlkam (2011)

Web links

Commons : Eschlkam - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ "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 ).
↑ ^a ^b Mayor / Lord Mayor in municipalities belonging to the district (as of May 1st, 2020). (xlsx) Bavarian State Office for Statistics, accessed on June 6, 2020 .
↑ Florian Neppl is the new mayor of Eschlkamer , accessed on 2020-06-28
↑ Markt Eschlkam in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on November 11, 2017.
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 499 .
^ 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. 643 and 644 .
↑ Election of the market council - Markt Eschlkam
^ Entry on the coat of arms of Eschlkam in the database of the House of Bavarian History
↑ Waldschmidt-Grundschule Eschlkam in the school database of the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture , accessed on August 15, 2020.
↑ Drachensee lookout tower in Kleinaign ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2016 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. at waldmuenchen.hohenbogenwinkel.de @1@ 2

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-BY-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 ).

[BGM-2] Mayor / Lord Mayor in municipalities belonging to the district (as of May 1st, 2020). (xlsx) Bavarian State Office for Statistics, accessed on June 6, 2020 .

[3] Florian Neppl is the new mayor of Eschlkamer , accessed on 2020-06-28

[4] Markt Eschlkam in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on November 11, 2017.

[5] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 499 .

[6] 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. 643 and 644 .

[7] Election of the market council - Markt Eschlkam

[Wappen-8] Entry on the coat of arms of Eschlkam in the database of the House of Bavarian History

[9] Waldschmidt-Grundschule Eschlkam in the school database of the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture , accessed on August 15, 2020.

[10] Drachensee lookout tower in Kleinaign ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2016 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. at waldmuenchen.hohenbogenwinkel.de @1@ 2