Etzgersrieth

Etzgersrieth Market Moosbach Coordinates: 49 ° 33 ′ 39 ″ N , 12 ° 22 ′ 52 ″ E
Height :	624 m above sea level NN
Area :	5.75 km²
Residents :	172 (December 31, 2012)
Population density :	30 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	92709
Area code :	09656
	Etzgersrieth (2013)

Church in Etzgersrieth

Etzgersrieth is a part of the municipality and a district of the Moosbach market in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab with around 170 inhabitants .

geography

Etzgersrieth lies at an altitude of 624 m . There are five kilometers to Moosbach, nine kilometers to Vohenstrauss and 26 kilometers to Weiden; The Waidhaus border crossing to the Czech Republic , 18 kilometers away , can also be reached in a few minutes since the completion of the 6 federal motorway . Etzgersrieth is located in the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park.

The district, which corresponds in spatial extent to the former municipality, has an area of 575.42 hectares . These include the Einödhöfe Pfaffenrieth and Uchamühle , as well as the not officially listed Tradlhof .

history

There was a clearing settlement there in the middle of the 13th century , mentioned in 1255 as "Azgenreuth". In 1285 it appeared as "Aergerrivt" in the Duke's Surbar as the property of Duke Ludwig II of Upper Bavaria .

Some old bakery houses have been preserved in the building stock . The custom of the death boards is not yet completely extinct. The places Pfaffenrieth and Uchamühle , which formerly belonged to the municipality, are settlements that became deserted in the 15th century and have been revived over time.

The rural community Etzgersrieth was established in Bavaria in 1818 by the municipal edict . In 1835 the village was almost completely burned down. Only the church and a few properties remained intact. The rumor that it was arson continues to this day. On July 1, 1972, Etzgersrieth was incorporated into the Moosbach market .

politics

Etzgersrieth is represented today by a local spokesman in the Moosbach municipal council. From 2002 to 2007 this was Josef Balk. Since May 1st, 2008 Fritz Steinhilber has represented the interests of Etzgersriether in the local council.

Mayors were u. a .:

1921–1945 Georg Landgraf

1946 - Josef Höger

1966–1972 Johann Uschold

The elementary school was affiliated with the Moosbach elementary and secondary school at the end of the 1960s . Senior teacher Pregler, who had been in Etzgersrieth since 1961, was transferred to Cham .

Culture

Etzgersrieth is a harmoniously grown church village , with a Catholic church in the center, an inn (with guest house), a bakery and a car repair shop . Until the beginning of 2005, the place also had its own pastor with the clerical councilor Georg Bodner, who had to take care of the villages of the Netherlands and Rückersrieth , which were part of the district . This sector is now also covered by the Moosbach parish.

societies

The place lives u. a. by several associations , the volunteer fire brigade , the rifle club, the soldiers and warriors' association, the women's association and the Catholic rural youth ( BDKJ ). In June 2010, the 125th anniversary celebration of the volunteer fire brigade took place with a colorful festival program. Traditionally, the place is visited every year by the regulars' table "The 70s" from Schirmitz for the legendary summer camp at the bathing pond.