Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 45 '  N , 11 ° 50'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Management Community :	Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate
Height :	440 m above sea level NHN
Area :	35.13 km 2
Residents:	4189 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	119 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	92676
Area code :	09645
License plate :	NEW, ESB , VOH
Community key :	09 3 74 117
City structure:	17 districts
City administration address :	Marienplatz 42 92676 Eschenbach idOPf.
Website :	www.eschenbach-opf.de
Mayor :	Marcus Gradl (CSU Eschenbach)
Location of the city of Eschenbach idOPf. in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz (officially: Eschenbach idOPf. ) Is a town in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab and the seat of the Eschenbach administrative community .

City structure

There are 17 districts:

Apfelbach Breitenlohe Eschenbach idOPf. Eschenbachermühle Bat mill Großkotzenreuth Hammer mill Hotzaberg Netzaberg

Kleinkotzenreuth Runkenreuth Smack house Stegenthumbach Thomasreuth Wear Weidlberg Witzlhof

history

Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate

Until the 19th century

Eschenbach was first mentioned as a market around 1150. The Wittelsbach rulership was only interrupted in the 14th century when it belonged to New Bohemia from 1353 to 1400. Emperor Karl IV granted Eschenbach town rights in 1358. In the 15th century Eschenbach came into possession of the Palatinate and later became part of the Electorate of Bavaria . The city was the seat of a maintenance office and belonged to the Amberg Rent Office of the Electorate of Bavaria. Eschenbach had a city court with its own magistrate rights.

20th and 21st centuries

Until the district reform , which came into force on July 1, 1972, the city was the seat of the district of Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate . The Grafenwoehr military training area took up a large part of the area . Parts of the district now belong to Middle Franconia ( Neuhaus an der Pegnitz ), the Bayreuth district and, like the city of Auerbach , the Amberg-Sulzbach district . The majority was incorporated into the Neustadt district. With the district reform, the city lost the district office and other authorities.

On June 30, 2012, the Eschenbach Hospital of Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG was closed after more than 100 years of activity.

Incorporations

In 1946 the previously independent community of Stegenthumbach and part of the community of Thomasreuth were incorporated. Part of Pichlberg followed on July 1, 1972.

Population development

According to the State Office for Statistics, 4056 people live in the Russweiherstadt (as of July 2019). Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 3,669 to 4,056 by 387 inhabitants or 10.6%.

politics

City council

After the local elections on March 15, 2020 , Eschenbach's city council will be composed as follows:

	CSU	SPD	FW	ÜCW *	total
2020	6th	5	3	2	16

^* Non-partisan Christian voter community

mayor

The first mayor has been Marcus Gradl (CSU) since 2020. He was elected in the 2020 local elections with 56.7% of the votes cast.

coat of arms

	Blazon : “Divided and split above; in front a red crowned golden lion in black, behind awakened by silver and blue, below in red a silver fish. "

The coat of arms has been known since the 14th century.

Town twinning

Sister city in Switzerland is the community Eschenbach in the canton of Lucerne since 1989th

Netzaberg

To the east of the city center on Netzaberg, a new district was built by 2008: it was originally called Newtown, but for reasons of integration, the decision was made for Netzaberg. A total of 830 semi-detached and triple houses were built for US soldiers of the so-called Stryker Brigade (named after the lightly armed Stryker wheeled armored vehicles ) and their families. The neighborhood also got a kindergarten, a youth center, a sports center, a school and a building for prayer of all religious communities . It was one of the largest construction projects in Bavaria in recent decades. A total of 700 million US dollars was invested in the construction project. The US Army has rented the property for ten years with an option to extend the lease for a further five years. The population of Eschenbach is expected to increase by 3,500 soldiers (approx. 10,500 US citizens with families).

leisure

The Small and Large Rußweiher offer good leisure and recreational opportunities.

Architectural monuments

• Gothic parish church of St. Laurentius
• Marian column and historic town hall
• Remains of the historic city ​​wall
• Mariahilfberg Church
• Mater Dolorosa cemetery church

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Eschenbach is on federal highway 470 . From 1904 to 1962 (passenger traffic) and 1976 (freight traffic) it was a station on the Pressath – Kirchenthumbach railway line .

Established businesses

• Curamik electronics , manufacturer of ceramic circuit boards
• Erwin Koppe Keramische Heizgeräte GmbH
• Kerafol Keramische Folien GmbH
• Mondi GmbH, packaging
• Novem Car Interior Design Metalltechnologie GmbH
• Schug group of companies (pharmacies, medical supply stores, medical device manufacturers, services)

Public facilities

• National Police
• Volunteer firefighter
• Notary
• Road maintenance
• Branch of the Federal Employment Agency
• campsite
• Outdoor pool (Rußweiher in Eschenbach)
• Indoor swimming pool
• Bird sanctuary
• City library / city archive
• Rescue Service ( BRK )
• Water watch
• Retirement homes

education

• Municipal kindergarten and crèche
• primary school
• Middle school
• special school
• high school
• Business school
• Music school in the four-city triangle
• Adult Education Center (VHS)

sons and daughters of the town

• Georg Raumer (1610–1691), Protestant theologian
• Anton Hauptmann (1864–1953), Bavarian State Councilor
• Ludwig K. Walter (* 1937 in Haag), theologian and library director
• Werner Ziegler (* 1950), Rector of the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Economics and Environment
• Hans-Georg Gradl (* 1973), Catholic theologian
• Michaela Specht (* 1997), soccer player

Web links

Commons : Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on the coat of arms of Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• City of Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate
• Aerial views of the city
• Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate: Official statistics of the LfStat

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. ^ Greetings from the First Mayor. Eschenbach municipality, accessed on June 28, 2020 . 
3. ↑ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html?val=965&attr=OBJ&modus=automat&tempus=20111106/191703&hodie=20111106/191703 , the Eschenbacher district Netzaberg has not yet been registered in the Bavarian State Library.
4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 459 .
5. ↑ Entry on the coat of arms of Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate  in the database of the House of Bavarian History
6. ↑ Mittelbayerische Zeitung [1] from December 16, 2012
7. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung No. 102 of May 4, 2007, page 41