Falkenfels

This article covers the Falkenfels community. For the rock formation in the Northern Black Forest see Falkenfelsen .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 0 '  N , 12 ° 36'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Bavaria
County :	Straubing arch
Management Community :	Mitterfels
Height :	489 m above sea level NHN
Area :	11.49 km 2
Residents:	1040 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	91 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	94350
Area code :	09961
License plate :	SR , BOG, MAL
Community key :	09 2 78 120
Community structure:	11 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Burgstrasse 2 94350 Falkenfels
Website :	www.falkenfels.de
Mayor :	Ludwig Ettl ( FW )
Location of the municipality of Falkenfels in the Straubing-Bogen district

Falkenfels Castle

The Church of St. Nicholas

Falkenfels is a municipality in the Lower Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen .

geography

The community is located in the Danube Forest planning region about 15 kilometers north of the city of Straubing .

Community structure

There are eleven parts of the community:

Falkenfels Hirschberg Wood mill Riederszell Roth Rothmuhl

Saint Johann Siglbrunn Socka Stegmühl Weinfurth

There is only the Falkenfels district .

The village of Falkenfels consists of three districts, which are delimited by the main streets. The section north of the Bayerwaldstrasse is also known as "Oberdorf", the part to the south of it as "Dorf". The part of the village that lies further south along Oberhoferstraße from the cemetery is called "Oberhof".

history

Until the church is planted

Around 1100 the Counts von Bogen built Falkenfels Castle here . Falkenfels later belonged to the barons of Buchätt. The place was part of the Electorate of Bavaria and formed a closed Hofmark, whose seat was Falkenfels.

This was followed around 1300 by the Hohenfels knights and the Falkenstein knight family, from 1425 to 1487 by the Frauenberg knights, the Pausdorf brothers until the 30 Years War, from 1650 to 1796 by the imperial lords Freiherrn von Weichs, from 1796 to 1821 Franz von Buchetten, in 1821 the 1918 family von Lang, 1918/19 Albert and Ernst Sättler, 1919 to 1931 Count Paul Frederik Schimmelmann. After 1931 the castle changed hands frequently.

In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818.

Former parts of the community

In 1970 the district of Kragnmühl was spun off to Wiesenfelden . Today's deserted Dexenhof was last listed as part of the municipality in the 1970 census. The former municipality parts of Forst and Oberhof were added to the municipality part of Kirchdorf Falkenfels after the places were structurally connected.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the municipality grew from 710 to 1,050 by 340 inhabitants or 47.9%.

year	Church Village	local community
1840		0657 inhabitants
1861	0313 inhabitants	0715 inhabitants
1867		0700 inhabitants
1871	0319 inhabitants	0707 inhabitants
1875	0342 inhabitants	0730 inhabitants
1885		0753 inhabitants
1900	0314 inhabitants	0758 inhabitants
1925	0312 inhabitants	0748 inhabitants
1950	0407 inhabitants	0871 inhabitants
1961	0274 inhabitants	0748 inhabitants
1970	0333 inhabitants	0772 inhabitants
1987	0522 inhabitants	0715 inhabitants
1991		0752 inhabitants
1995		0792 inhabitants
2000		0885 inhabitants
2005		1013 inhabitants
2010		1007 inhabitants
2015		1030 inhabitants
2016		1034 inhabitants
2019		1040 inhabitants

politics

The community is a member of the Mitterfels administrative community . Mayor is Ludwig Ettl (Free Voters). In 2002 he succeeded Max Kienberger (CSU / Independent Citizens). In the 2020 election he was confirmed for another six years.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In silver over a red crenellated shield base with three pinnacles, an overturned black tip, inside a soaring golden falcon."

Culture and sights

Falkenfels Castle has a keep from the 13th century.

The originally late Romanesque church of St. Nicholas was redesigned in Baroque style around 1717.

See also: List of architectural monuments in Falkenfels and List of ground monuments in Falkenfels

The Hirschberg 1c theater with the Carrot puppet theater is located in the Hirschberg district. There are regular presentations and exhibitions.

Hallway and way crosses

In 2012 the historical association Falkenfels e. V. is the object existing in the community area, partly derived from the last century, 27 open field and roadside crosses to restore . With the support of the Office for Rural Development in Landau adIsar and donations from the Falkenfelser, the restoration was completed in 2015.

Regular events

• Fire brigade ball for carnival time
• Maypole erection of the Catholic Boys' Association (KBV) on April 30th
• Florianifest of the volunteer fire brigade on Ascension Day
• Christmas tree auctions by local associations in December
• Markets: Josefimarkt, Johannimarkt

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

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According to official statistics from 1998, there were no employees subject to social security contributions in the manufacturing industry and in trade and transport at the place of work. There were a total of 256 employees at the place of residence who were subject to social security contributions. There were seven companies each in manufacturing and construction. In addition, in 1999 there were 38 farms with an agriculturally used area of ​​420 ha, 175 ha of which were arable land and 245 ha were permanent green space.

traffic

Falkenfels is located on the SR 28 district road between Ascha and Saulburg. The next major transport connection is Bundesstraße 20 , which runs through Ascha (four kilometers away).

education

The following institutions exist (as of: 1999):

• Kindergartens: 50 kindergarten places with 29 children

Web links

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

• Falkenfels parish
• Falkenfels: 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. ^ Falkenfels municipal council. Falkenfels parish, accessed June 28, 2020 . 
3. ↑ FREE VOTERS Straubing-Bogen
4. ^ Municipality of Falkenfels in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on November 28, 2014.
5. ↑ District. Municipalities and districts. Bavarian Surveying Administration, archived from the original on April 11, 2013 ; accessed on March 31, 2015 .  
6. ↑ District. (PDF; 1.9 MB) Bavarian Surveying Administration, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 31, 2015 .  
7. ↑ Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing (Hrsg.): The municipalities of Bavaria according to the territorial status May 25, 1987. The population of the municipalities of Bavaria and the changes in the acquisitions and territory from 1840 to 1987 (=  contributions to Statistics Bavaria . Issue 451). Munich 1991, p. 72 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00070717-7 ( digitized version ).
8. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (Hrsg.): Historical municipality register: The population of the municipalities of Bavaria in the period from 1840 to 1952 (=  contributions to Statistics Bavaria . Issue 192). Munich 1954, DNB  451478568 , p. 52 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00066439-3 ( digitized version ).
9. ↑ Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing (Hrsg.): The municipalities of Bavaria according to the territorial status May 25, 1987. The population of the municipalities of Bavaria and the changes in the acquisitions and territory from 1840 to 1987 (=  contributions to Statistics Bavaria . Issue 451). Munich 1991, p. 70 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00070717-7 ( digitized version ).
10. ^ Joseph Heyberger, Chr. Schmitt, v. Wachter: Topographical-statistical manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria with an alphabetical local dictionary . In: K. Bayer. Statistical Bureau (Ed.): Bavaria. Regional and folklore of the Kingdom of Bavaria . tape 5 . Literary and artistic establishment of the JG Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, Munich 1867, Sp. 365 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10374496-4 ( digitized version ).
11. ↑ Kgl. Statistisches Bureau (Ed.): Directory of the municipalities of the Kingdom of Bavaria according to the status of the population in December 1867 . XXI. Issue of the contributions to the statistics of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Ackermann, Munich 1869, p. 52-53 ( digitized version ).
12. ↑ Kgl. Statistical Bureau (ed.): Complete list of localities of the Kingdom of Bavaria. According to districts, administrative districts, court districts and municipalities, including parish, school and post office affiliation ... with an alphabetical general register containing the population according to the results of the census of December 1, 1875 . Adolf Ackermann, Munich 1877, 2nd section (population figures from 1871, cattle figures from 1873), Sp. 396 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00052489-4 ( digitized version ).
13. ↑ Kgl. Statistical Bureau (ed.): Complete list of localities of the Kingdom of Bavaria. According to districts, administrative districts, court districts and municipalities, including parish, school and post office affiliation ... with an alphabetical general register containing the population according to the results of the census of December 1, 1875 . Adolf Ackermann, Munich 1877, section 3, p. 34 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00052489-4 ( digitized version ).
14. ↑ K. Bayer. Statistical Bureau (Ed.): Localities directory of the Kingdom of Bavaria. According to government districts, administrative districts, ... then with an alphabetical register of locations, including the property and the responsible administrative district for each location. LIV. Issue of the contributions to the statistics of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1888, Section III, Sp. 376 ( digitized version ).
15. ↑ K. Bayer. Statistical Bureau (Ed.): Directory of localities of the Kingdom of Bavaria, with alphabetical register of places . LXV. Issue of the contributions to the statistics of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1904, Section II, Sp. 383 ( digitized version ).
16. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Localities directory for the Free State of Bavaria according to the census of June 16, 1925 and the territorial status of January 1, 1928 . Issue 109 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1928, Section II, Sp. 396 ( digitized version ).
17. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Official place directory for Bavaria - edited on the basis of the census of September 13, 1950 . Issue 169 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1952, DNB  453660975 , Section II, Sp. 368 ( digitized version ).
18. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Official city directory for Bavaria, territorial status on October 1, 1964 with statistical information from the 1961 census . Issue 260 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1964, DNB  453660959 , Section II, Sp. 274 ( digitized version ).
19. ^ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Official place directory for Bavaria . Issue 335 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1973, DNB  740801384 , p. 112 ( digitized version ).
20. ↑ Bavarian State Office for Statistics and Data Processing (Ed.): Official local directory for Bavaria, territorial status: May 25, 1987 . Issue 450 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich November 1991, DNB  94240937X , p. 233 ( digitized version ).
21. ↑ Local elections in the district of Straubing-Bogen. District Sraubing-Bogen, accessed on May 30, 2020 . 
22. ↑ Entry on the Falkenfels coat of arms  in the database of the House of Bavarian History
23. ↑ The last six wayside crosses consecrated. In: Bogener newspaper. October 6, 2015, accessed October 3, 2018 .