Egensbach
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Egensbach
Community Offenhausen (Mittelfranken)
Coordinates: 49 ° 26 ′ 41 ″ N , 11 ° 23 ′ 32 ″ E
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| Postal code : | 91238 |
| Area code : | 09158 |
 Town view from the southeast
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Egensbach is a Middle Franconian village and with around 190 inhabitants the fourth largest district of the Offenhausen community in the Nürnberger Land district .
geography
Egensbach is located about 22 kilometers east of Nuremberg in a small valley basin, which is framed in the northwest by the Buchenberg and in the southeast by the Keilberg .
history
The place was mentioned for the first time in connection with the establishment of the Engelthal Monastery by the Reich Ministerial Ulrich II von Königstein . In a document from Ulrich Il. von Königstein named the two brothers Heinrich I and Konrad von Egensbach as authenticated witnesses to the founding of the monastery. The ending of the place name in -bach and the structure of the settlement in the valley are, however, features of an earlier origin, which is assumed in the 9th century.
The name of the place is interpreted as a settlement of the Egino on the brook , which is probably the name of the founder of the place. It is an old Germanic first name, which is derived from the Old High German word Egin and means sword point . Egensbach played an important role as a stage station on the Priesterweg, which led from the original parish of Offenhausen through the basin of Egensbach over the small saddle to the west to its daughter church in Entenberg .
During the 13th century, local ministerials built a small castle complex ( Egensbach Tower ). This castle seat was mentioned for the last time in 1508 during a change in land ownership over Egensbach due to the sale. Only a little later, the complex should have fallen into disrepair, there are no structural remains.
A significant turning point in local history occurred in 1504 during the Landshut War of Succession . In that year the village, like many other places in the area, was occupied by the troops of the imperial city of Nuremberg . With the conclusion of peace a year later, it finally came into the possession of Nuremberg and belonged to its land area for almost three centuries. During the decay of the Old Kingdom , it was taken over by the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1806 together with the surrounding villages .
With the second Bavarian community edict of 1818 , the village community Egensbach lost its independence and was assigned to the newly formed rural community Offenhausen together with its district Birkensee .
economy
There is no industry in Egensbach. In addition to some craft businesses, there is an inn.
literature
- Georg Polster: Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the Egensbach Choral Society , Offenhausen 1987
- Nuremberg country . Karl Pfeiffer's Buchdruckerei und Verlag, Hersbruck 1993. ISBN 3-9800386-5-3
Web links
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