Freudenberg (Upper Palatinate)

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Freudenberg (Upper Palatinate)
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Freudenberg highlighted

Coordinates: 49 ° 29 '  N , 11 ° 59'  E

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Upper Palatinate
County : Amberg-Sulzbach
Height : 470 m above sea level NHN
Area : 82.02 km 2
Residents: 4138 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 50 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 92272
Area code : 09627
License plate : AS, BUL , ESB , NAB , SUL
Community key : 09 3 71 122
Community structure: 34 districts
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Hammermühle 1
92272 Freudenberg
Website : www.gemeinde-freudenberg.de
Mayor : Alwin Märkl ( CSU )
Location of the municipality of Freudenberg 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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Freudenberg-Wutschdorf in the Upper Palatinate
Church of St. Martin in Wutschdorf

Freudenberg is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach about 12 km northeast of Amberg around the Johannisberg (605 m above sea level) in the Naab Mountains , one of the westernmost foothills of the Upper Palatinate Forest .

origin of the name

The name probably comes from the old Germanic name "Fruido".

geography

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities (clockwise) are: Hirschau , Schnaittenbach , Schmidgaden , Fensterbach , Ebermannsdorf , Kümmersbruck , Amberg and Hahnbach .

Hahnbach coat of arms
Hahnbach
21 km 		Hirschau coat of arms
Hirschau
11 km 		Coat of arms of Schnaittenbach
Schnaittenbach
10 km
Amberg coat of arms
Amberg
12 km 		Neighboring communities Schmidgaden coat of arms
Schmidgaden
14 km
Coat of arms of Kümmersbruck
Kümmersbruck
14 km 		Coat of arms of Ebermannsdorf
Ebermannsdorf
25 km 		Fensterbach coat of arms
Fensterbach
16 km

Community structure

There are 34 parish parts:

history

Until the church is planted

Freudenberg was first mentioned in a document in 1252. Already around 1500 BC Celts settled on the Johannisberg and built a ring wall system (1500 - 500 BC). Around 800 AD the area was settled by the Bavarians .

From 1250 to 1594, the Freudenberg nobles were free from the empire and sold by the last Freudenberger, Hans II, to the princes of the Palatinate in Amberg . The Freudenberg Office was merged with the Rieden Office.

The Electoral Palatinate rule did not last long. As a result of the first years of the Thirty Years' War with a series of defeats for the Palatinate-Bohemian troops, Duke Maximilian I received the Upper Palatinate, to which Freudenberg belonged, as compensation for the war costs in 1628. Freudenberg became Bavarian , the rule of the Electoral Palatinate over the Upper Palatinate was ended.

Only small remains of the Freudenberg castle exist today. Freudenberg was later the seat of a maintenance office and belonged to the Amberg Rent Office in the Electorate of Bavaria .

Incorporations

In the course of the municipal regional reform in Bavaria, the municipalities of Freudenberg and Wutschdorf merged on January 1, 1970 to form the new municipality of Freudenberg. On April 1, 1971, this incorporated the communities of Aschach, Etsdorf, Hiltersdorf, Lintach and Pursruck into their community area.

The population of the seven former municipalities:

  • Aschach (858 inhabitants)
  • Etsdorf (477 inhabitants)
  • Paulsdorf (212 inhabitants)
  • Freudenberg (728 inhabitants)
  • Hiltersdorf (408 inhabitants)
  • Lintach (705 inhabitants)
  • Pursruck (149 inhabitants)
  • Wutschdorf (607 inhabitants)

(Population as of December 31, 2004) The total number of inhabitants in the Freudenberg community was 4249 on the reference date.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 3,573 to 4,175 by 602 inhabitants or 16.9%.

religion

In 1628 Freudenberg became finally Catholic. The majority of the population is still Roman Catholic today.

politics

City council election 2020
(in %)
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
50.95
23.68
15.57
9.80
Current distribution of seats in the Freudenberg Municipal Council (March 15, 2020)
    
A total of 16 seats

Municipal council

The municipal council has 16 members. In the local elections on March 15, 2020, 2,620 of the 3,417 residents eligible to vote in the Freudenberg community exercised their right to vote, bringing the turnout to 76.68%.

mayor

On March 16, 2014, Alwin Märkl was elected as the new first mayor by the CSU . In the local elections on March 15, 2020, he was re-elected with 63.32% of the vote.

coat of arms

The municipality has had its coat of arms since 1975.

Official description of the coat of arms

Freudenberg coat of arms
 Blazon : “Divided; obliquely quartered at the top with red and silver; below in gold a red mill wheel below "

Meaning of the symbols

The mill wheel indicates the local hammer mill and paper mill, which used to be of great economic importance for the place. The oblique crossing in the upper part of the shield is taken from the coat of arms of the Lords of Paulsdorf , an important noble family from Upper Palatinate, whose headquarters are in Paulsdorf near Hiltersdorf. The Paulsdorfer ruled Freudenberg until 1622.

Economy, education and infrastructure

economy

While Freudenberg was predominantly a farming and craft village until the 1960 / 1970s, there are only a few part-time and full-time farmers left today. The majority of the population commutes to the surrounding larger communities and cities (such as Amberg , Hirschau , Wernberg or Weiden ), so that - as in many villages - the character of a farming village is a thing of the past. There are also construction, brewing and small businesses. Tourism is another small source of income, as is the timber industry.

Märkl Brewery

A brewery in Freudenberg was first mentioned in a document in 1466. The brewery in Freudenberg has been owned by the Märkl family since 1784.

Amberg transmitter

On the Rotbühl when district Hainstetten ( 49 ° 30 '31 "  N , 12 ° 0' 17"  O ) operates the German Telekom AG the base station network Amberg for television ( DVB-T ), DAB and FM radio. A 150 m high, guyed steel framework mast is used as the antenna carrier, the foundation of which is 668 m above sea ​​level .

Witzlricht wind turbines

In December 2011, the first wind turbines in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach were put into operation in the Freudenberg community. The local council had previously unanimously designated a special zone for wind power use near the village of Witzlricht. The two Enercon E-82 turbines are operated by Bürgerwind Region Freudenberg GmbH.

Hainstetten wind turbine

The most powerful wind power plant in the Upper Palatinate is also located in the municipality. This is a Vestas V-122 system with a nominal output of 3.45 megawatts.

traffic

The nearest train station is Amberg on the Nuremberg – Schwandorf railway line , about twelve kilometers southwest of Freudenberg. The bus route 59 of the regional bus company Regionalbus Ostbayern runs between Amberg and Freudenberg on weekdays .

Leisure and culture

The municipality of Freudenberg is characterized by a lively old Bavarian club and traditional life. The adjacent Johannisberg and the forest area of ​​the Buchberg allow nature-based sports and leisure activities. In the 1960s, the community built an outdoor pool and a ski lift (with floodlights).

Culture and sights

Buildings

Pilgrimage Church of St. Johann Baptist on the Johannisberg

Catholic pilgrimage church of St. John Baptist

The pilgrimage skirche on the Johannisberg between the parts of municipalities Freudenberg and Lintach comes in its present form from 1711. Even today found there especially in the summer months in addition to the celebrations in the village churches of the vilage services instead. The church is also very popular for church family celebrations such as B. Weddings .

Regular events

The highlights of village life in the Freudenberg community are the traditional church consecrations . Five larger church consecrations take place in the municipality during the course of the year: in Aschach, Etsdorf , Lintach , Freudenberg and Schleißdorf . In addition, there was an open-air festival every two years at the ski lift area at the foot of the Johannisberg. In the past, this event attracted up to 13,000 visitors.

The Johannisberg Festival on the name day of John the Baptist (June 24th) enjoys a long tradition: Several groups of pilgrims from the region set off on a foot pilgrimage to the Johannisberg Church on the next Sunday. The traditional Midsummer bonfire is one of the largest in the region and usually takes place on Friday as the opening of the festival weekend.

societies

Personalities

  • The theologian August Adam (1888–1965) was born in Pursruck.
  • The theologian Karl Adam (1876–1966) was born in Pursruck.
  • The surgeon Max Biebl (1893–1968) was born in Etsdorf.
  • The composer Franz Biebl (1906–2001) was born in Pursruck.
  • Hans Dotzler (1925–2015) emigrated to the USA in 1953 and founded the company Lightning Metal Spec., Which he headed from 1965 to 2000.
  • Ferdinand Haberl (born March 15, 1906 in Lintach; † July 3, 1985 in Regensburg), prelate, composer, director of the Regensburg church music school , 1976 winner of the Regensburg City Culture Prize.
  • The theologian Peter Lippert (1879–1936) was born in Altenricht.

Web links

Commons : Freudenberg  - 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. ↑ Mayor. Freudenberg municipality, accessed on July 5, 2020 .
  3. ^ Community Freudenberg in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on July 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ Hans Frank: Historical book of place names of Bavaria Upper Palatinate . City and district of Amberg. Ed .: Commission for Bavarian State History. 1st edition. Buchdruckerei Michael Laßleben, Kallmünz via Regensburg 1975, ISBN 3-7696-9891-6 , p. 32 .
  5. ↑ Anna Schiener: Small history of the Upper Palatinate Verlag Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg, 2011, p. 107.
  6. ^ Freudenberg community: Freudenberg in numbers. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
  7. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 491 .
  8. ↑ City council election 2020
  9. ↑ City council election 2020
  10. ↑ City council election 2020
  11. ^ Entry on the coat of arms of Freudenberg (Upper Palatinate)  in the database of the House of Bavarian History