Mühlheim (Mörnsheim)

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Muhlheim
Mörnsheim market
Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ 36 ″  N , 10 ° 59 ′ 31 ″  E
Height : 414 m
Residents : 444  (Dec. 31, 2015)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 91804
Area code : 09145

Mühlheim ( Bavarian Mücha ) is a church village in Markt Mörnsheim in Gailachtal at the western end of the Upper Bavarian district of Eichstätt . The hamlet of Apfelthal and the wasteland Finstermühle also belong to the district .

Mühlheim an der Gailach. Watercolor by Siegfried Schieweck-Mauk, Eichstätt

history

Two grave groups from the row burial period were found near Mühlheim.

The place Mulenheim (probably from Latin molina = mill), probably originated in the first half of the 8th century, belonged to the property of St. Sola von Husen and was given away by him in 794 to the royal monastery of Fulda . Around 830 this was done by the Frankish king Ludwig I. In 1281/82 the bailiwick rights were passed to the bishopric of Eichstätt by Count Friedrich von Truhendingen ; now the place was administered by the episcopal nursing office at Mörnsheim Castle (until 1645; then by the staffed nursing department Mörnsheim-Dollnstein, based in Dollnstein ). In 1309 the feudal rights also went to the bishopric when Count Ludwig von Oettingen reached a settlement with Bishop Philipp. The bishop in turn awarded the fiefdom in 1315 to the knight Seifried von Mörnsheim. The ecclesiastical ties to the Solnhofen provost remained until the Reformation and the secularization of the monastery in 1534; then Mühlheim came as a branch to the parish of Mörnsheim.

In the 17th century there was an economic boom with the opening of quarries . Since 1674 there was a mining regulation for the extraction of the Solnhofen limestone in the quarries around Mühlheim. The three-bay limestone bridge built in 1861 over the Gailach at the end of the village in the direction of Rögling was also important for stone quarrying, as it was used to transport it to the Danube; Bridge tolls were levied here until 1912 . After the Second World War, limestone mining lost its importance for the Mühlheim population; Since then, over half of the residents have been commuting to businesses in the immediate vicinity.

In 1969 land consolidation was carried out. With the regional reform , Mühlheim lost its communal independence in Central Franconia and has been part of the Upper Bavarian market of Mörnsheim as the second largest town since July 1, 1972.

The population was 153 in 1830 and 366 in 1983.

Attractions

The church of Mühlheim. Watercolor by Siegfried Schieweck-Mauk, Eichstätt

The church, located to the left of the Gailach, is dedicated to Saints Cyriakus , Largus and Smaragdus . The choir is Carolingian or pre-Romanesque. The high altar with a later handcrafted altar sheet dates from 1630 to 1650, as does the right side altar with the image of the coronation of Mary from the Rococo period. In the left side altar from the late rococo there is a late Gothic Madonna (1470) in a niche; Mary and the baby Jesus each hold a dove in their hand. Several late Gothic sculptures, including a good Vespers group (late 15th century), decorate the room. In the early 18th century and then again in 1863–67, the church was redesigned or enlarged when the church foundation's assets had grown through sales of quarry shares on the Mühlheimer Heiligenfeld. The church tower in the form of a roof turret and with a medieval bell was also rebuilt in the 19th century. On the outside wall of the church there are several epitaph plates from the 17th to 19th centuries.

nature

The Gailachtal, a side valley of the Altmühltal, is - lined with species-rich dry grassland  - scenic. The river, which rises near Monheim and seeps into the limestone of the Monheimer Alb near Warching , emerges again after about four kilometers underground in Mühlheim near the sponge mill in three outlets from crevices at the foot of the slope. A cycle path leads through the Gailach Valley.

societies

  • Workers club
  • Warrior and military association
  • "Germania" shooting club
  • Beautification club
  • Volunteer fire brigade "FF Mühlheim"

Personalities

  • Dr. theol. Franz von Paula Morgott (born June 12, 1829 in Mühlheim; † February 3, 1900 in Eichstätt), 1869–1900 professor of dogmatics at the Episcopal Lyceum Eichstätt, at the same time temporary professor of philosophy in 1874/75 , important representative of neo-scholasticism , and in 1871 companion Counselor of the Eichstätter Bishop at the First Vatican Council in Rome; from 1872 cathedral capitular in Eichstätt, at the same time from 1880 religion teacher at the school teachers' seminar in Eichstätt; 1896–1900 Cathedral dean in Eichstätt
  • Gerhard Gollwitzer (* 1906 in Pappenheim; † 1973 in Mühlheim), academy professor, graphic artist, writer and art teacher, lived in Mühlheim since 1968.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Statistics from the registration and registry office
  2. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 456 .

literature

  • Felix Mader (editor): The art monuments of Bavaria. Middle Franconia. II. Eichstätt District Office , Munich 1928 (reprint 1982), p. 226 f.
  • Gailach spring in Mühlheim . In: Nature worth seeing in the Eichstätt district , Eichstätt 1982, p. 14.f.
  • The Eichstätter space in past and present , Eichstätt: 2nd edition 1984, p. 248.f.
  • Leonhard Schauer: Churches, cemeteries, grave monuments and memorials in Solnhofen , Solnhofen 1990, p. 37.f.
  • Rudger Huber: 1001 historical photographs and stories from the Gailach and Altmühl valleys. Heimatbuch , 1998, ISBN 3-89570-466-0 .

Web links

Commons : Mühlheim  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files