Etzelwang

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Coat of arms of the Etzelwang municipality
Etzelwang
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Etzelwang highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 32 '  N , 11 ° 35'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Upper Palatinate
County : Amberg-Sulzbach
Management Community : Neukirchen near Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Height : 427 m above sea level NHN
Area : 21.69 km 2
Residents: 1402 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 65 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 92268
Area code : 09663
License plate : AS, BUL , ESB , NAB , SUL
Community key : 09 3 71 140
Community structure: 14 districts
Association administration address: Am Rathaus 1
92259 Neukirchen near Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Website : www.etzelwang.de
Mayor : Roman Berr ( CSU / Free Citizens)
Location of the community Etzelwang in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach
Auerbach in der Oberpfalz Königstein (Oberpfalz) Hirschbach (Oberpfalz) Etzelwang Weigendorf Birgland Kastl (Lauterachtal) Edelsfeld Edelsfeld Vilseck Neukirchen bei Sulzbach-Rosenberg Sulzbach-Rosenberg Eichen (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Freihung Hirschau Gebenbach Schnaittenbach Hahnbach Illschwang Freudenberg (Oberpfalz) Ursensollen Ebermannsdorf Ensdorf (Oberpfalz) Kümmersbruck Rieden (Oberpfalz) Hohenburg Schmidmühlen Poppenricht Ammerthal Amberg Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab Weiden in der Oberpfalz Landkreis Schwandorf Landkreis Bayreuth Landkreis Nürnberger Land Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalzmap
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Etzelwang is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach .

geography

The place Etzelwang is in the west of the district. The main town is the village of Etzelwang with its church, which was built between 1721 and 1763.

Community structure

There are 14 districts

history

Etzelwang Church

Until the church is planted

A local cemetery was found southeast of Tabernackel, suggesting a settlement around 700 AD. The first documentary mention of the parish village Etzelwang can be found in a list of church consecrations of the then Eichstätt Bishop Gundekar II . The name ezziliuuangen appears in the document created in 1059 . The church consecration in 1059 proves that there was certainly a place around the church long before that.

In a document dated from the year 1326, Werdenstein Castle names a place "Etzelwanch". Politically, Etzelwang belonged to the "Upper Palatinate" , since Emperor Ludwig IV had divided up the Wittelsbach territory since 1329 . Later the place belonged to the Duchy of Pfalz-Neuburg , then to the Duchy of Palatinate-Sulzbach and finally to the Kingdom of Bavaria . The large number of castles, old churches and fortifications in the area around Etzelwang points to the location on one of the most important trade routes at the time, the Golden Road . This road system between Nuremberg and Prague has been of great economic importance since the 13th century.

The church originally consecrated by Bishop Gundekar II was replaced by a fortified church (around 1480) in the Middle Ages .

The Thirty Years' War did not leave the town of Etzelwang without a trace. The village was robbed and looted several times . The damage caused by acts of war brought the population and their masters to the brink of ruin. The war and the plague decimated the population considerably. In 1720 a great fire raged in Etzelwang, which destroyed a large part of the village. The pastor at the time, Georg Andreas Holste, began building today's St. Nicholas Church in 1721 . Because of the size of the new church, nothing remained of the old fortified church but a piece of the cemetery wall. This is still considered the oldest building in Etzelwang. In 1764 the construction was completed with the erection of the tower.

In 1821 the Neidstein community in the Kingdom of Bavaria was formed from the places Etzelwang , Ziegelhütten , Albersdorf and Tabernackel .

19th and 20th centuries

With the construction of the Eastern Railway in 1859, the place received a single-track railway connection and a train station. In 1909 the railway was extended by the second track. From 1921 to 1923 the places of the community were supplied with electrical energy . Etzelwang has had a water pipe since 1955. In 1970 the Simultaneum was dissolved with the inauguration of the newly built Catholic Church of St. Martin . Since then the Church of St. Nikolaus has been Protestant.

Incorporations

On May 1, 1978, the previously independent community of Kirchenreinbach and large parts of the area of ​​the dissolved community of Schmidtstadt were incorporated. Since 1983 the community has been called Etzelwang like its main town. .

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018, the population decreased from 1,432 to 1,408 by 24 inhabitants or 1.7%. On December 31, 2003 Etzelwang had 1546 inhabitants.

Assignments

On July 1, 1974, the municipality of Neidstein ceded an area with about 100 inhabitants to the neighboring municipality of Neukirchen near Sulzbach-Rosenberg.

etymology

The place name Etzelwang is divided into two parts, the defining word is the personal name " Etzel ". It comes from the family name Heinrich (Hezilo, Ezzilo, Ezzo etc.). Heinrich von Schweinfurt ( Hezilo ) was a margrave of the Bavarian Nordgau from 994 . King Heinrich II. (From 1014 emperor), who founded the diocese of Bamberg in 1007 , was another important bearer of the name. At the time the town was founded, Heinrich was a common ruler name. The basic word "- wang " refers to the hillside location of the place.

religion

There are two churches in the village, the Catholic Church of St. Martin and the Protestant Church of St. Nicholas. St. Nikolaus in Etzelwang served as a simultaneous church until the Martinskirche was built . Etzelwang is one of the nine parishes in the north-east of the Upper Palatinate where the majority of the population is Protestant.

politics

The community is a member of the Neukirchen bei Sulzbach-Rosenberg administrative community .

City council election 2020
(in %)
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
48.56
39.21
12.23
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Remarks:
a CSU including FB
b SPD including FWG
Current distribution of seats in the Etzelwang City Council (March 15, 2020)
   
A total of 12 seats

CSU including FB; SPD including FWG

Municipal council

The municipal council has 12 seats. In the local elections on March 15, 2020, of the 1,197 residents eligible to vote in the municipality of Etzelwang, 872 exercised their right to vote, bringing the turnout to 72.85%.

mayor

In the local elections on March 15, 2020, Roman Berr (CSU / FB) was re-elected with 62.15% of the vote. He has been in office since May 1, 2008.

coat of arms

The municipality has had the current coat of arms since 1984.

Official description of the coat of arms

Blazon : Above a red shield base, inside a growing golden mill wheel, in silver a red heraldic lily, surrounded by a mutilated black branch, from the tip and side of which golden flames beat.

Meaning of the symbols

Representing the many noble families and rulers who ruled Etzelwang, the burning branches in the coat of arms are reminiscent of the von Brand noble family, who had owned Neidstein Castle since 1466 . The silver box and the red sign foot are from to about 1,600 from the 14th century on the castle Rupprechtstein seated joy Bergern derived. The heraldic lily is borrowed from the coat of arms of Mühlholz , a Nuremberg patrician family , owned by Hofmark Kirchenreinbach from 1576 to 102 . The mill wheel at the foot of the coat of arms is intended to remind of the many mills that stand in the municipality of the Lehenbach.

Attractions

In the forest area Schergenbuck, about one kilometer east of Etzelwang. On February 10, 1466, Neidstein Castle passed to Hanns den Prandtner, the keeper of Duke Ludwig von Bayern-Landshut zu Floß, the first bearer of the von Brand family's name . Their headquarters was on Brand near Marktredwitz , they were first mentioned in a document in 1221. His son Jobst von Brand gave up the castle, which was uninhabitable due to the war, and built Neidstein Castle at the foot of the castle hill. The castle got its current appearance between 1855 and 1860. Until July 1973 it was owned by Dr. Philipp Theodor Freiherr von Brand inhabits. In the absence of direct descendants, the castle went to his nephew Theodor Philipp Rudolf von Brand, a federal judge in the USA. His sons Andrew and Alexander offered it for sale in the United States. On July 19, 2006, Hollywood actor and Oscar winner Nicolas Cage bought the castle for two million euros. Cage sold the castle in March 2009 - allegedly because of financial problems - to the Amberg lawyer Konrad Wilfurth . He had allegedly already advised Cage on the purchase of the castle and now wants to bring the property to a "regionally integrated use".
  • Kanneshof
Old manor in Albersdorf, once belonged to Neidstein Castle. Privately owned riding stables since 2006.
Located on a mountain peak about a kilometer north of Etzelwang.
former castle and palace in Kirchenreinbach

nature

Leisure and Traditions

Etzelwang is located in the Upper Palatinate Jura . The municipality is part of the Veldenstein Forest Nature Park , rich in forests and hilly. Therefore, and due to its relative proximity (45 km) to the city of Nuremberg , Etzelwang is a popular destination for hikers and day-trippers. Outdoor pool, a ski lift and numerous restaurants complete the leisure offer.

Etzelwang is one of the few places in Bavaria where the traditional "Oiasinga" is still carried out. For this purpose, the unmarried girls and boys meet on Easter Sunday evening and go from house to house singing. On the night of Easter Monday, three eggs are requested from each resident. In the modern form, as it is now so, liquid goods are also kept ready for the “Oiasingers”. In Etzelwang the village fountain is also dedicated to the “Oiasingers”.

As usual in the Amberg-Sulzbacher Land, the consecration of the church is celebrated annually. The Etzelwanger "Kirwa" always takes place in July. Since 1983 this tradition has again had a permanent place in the population's calendar.

traffic

Etzelwang is inconspicuous, like many other villages in the area, in the Sulzbacher Bergland. Located directly between Nuremberg and Prague, traders have certainly been moving through the town for a long time. A blacksmith's shop, a carpenter and some old inns on the main street are another indication of the location, close to the most important trading route of the Middle Ages - the Golden Street. Later the place received a stop on the Nuremberg – Schwandorf railway line . The train station opened in 1859 by the Bayerische Ostbahn (today a stop) is now served every hour by regional express trains on the Nuremberg - Schwandorf / Weiden route. It is located in the area of ​​the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association . The travel time for travelers from Nuremberg is 28 minutes.

Personalities

literature

  • Etzelwang, a foray into pictures. Photo book 2009

Web links

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

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. ↑ Municipal Council. Etzelwang municipality, accessed on June 27, 2020 .
  3. ^ Community Etzelwang in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ 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. 639 and 640 .
  5. ^ 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. 639 .
  6. ^ Assumption of Mary: No public holiday in nine Upper Palatinate parishes , BR24, accessed on August 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ City council election 2020
  8. ↑ City council election 2020
  9. ↑ Mayoral election 2020
  10. ^ Entry on Etzelwang's coat of arms  in the database of the House of Bavarian History
  11. ↑ Hersbrucker Zeitung from July 20, 2006
  12. ↑ Spiegel Online Article
  13. ^ Homepage of the city of Amberg
  14. ↑ Georg Andreas Will : Nürnbergisches Gelehrten-Lexicon, or, description of all Nuremberg scholars beyderley sex, according to their life, merit and writings, to expand the learned history and improve many mistakes made in it from the best sources in alphabetical order. Lorenz Schüpfel, Nuremberg and Altdorf, 1758, p. 48 ( books.google.com )