Geilsheim

Geilsheim City of Wassertrüdingen Coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′ 51 ″  N , 10 ° 38 ′ 56 ″  E
Height :	446  (446-468)  m above sea level NHN
Area :	12.47 km²
Residents :	534  (Dec. 1, 2019)
Population density :	43 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	May 1, 1978
Postal code :	91717
Area code :	09832

Geilsheim, aerial photo (2016)

History board at the parking lot below the rectory

Geilsheim is a district of the town of Wassertrüdingen in the Ansbach district in Middle Franconia ( Bavaria ).

geography

The parish village is about three kilometers southeast of Wassertrüdingen am Grundbach , a left tributary of the Wörnitz . At the eastern end of the village the Sulzbach flows into, in the center of the village another, partly piped brook. All three arise on the north-east wooded Wachtlerberg ( 587  m above sea level ). The place is surrounded by arable land and grassland with a few trees. In the northwest the area is called Pitelberg, in the northeast Streng, in the east Altenbühl, in the south Röte, Fuchsloch and Hart, in the southwest Mühlberg and in the west Hoher Buck and Hoher Berg.

The state road 2218 leads after Zollhaus to state road 2221 (2.5 km west) or to Ostheim to the B 466 (3.2 km east). Municipal roads lead to Obermögersheim (2.8 km north) and State Road 2221 (2.5 km south-west).

history

In 1273 a local nobleman was mentioned: Friedrich von Geilsheim sold his goods to "Phlunuelt" ( Pflaumfeld ) the German order commander Eschenbach . Geilsheim was named after a noble landowner named Gisel "Giselshaim". Originally the place consisted of two independent villages (Geilsheim and Bühl to the south of it), each with its own parish , which were merged in 1313. From this former independence testify to two churches, the Protestant Holy Cross church as the main church and located in Buhl, also Protestant Andreas chapel on special occasions or in gottesdienstlichem use and by their advanced age and the medieval frescoes in the choir distinguishes .

During the Thirty Years' War , the Geilsheim church was set on fire by Swedish troops in 1646, killing numerous residents of the village who had fled there. Around 130 religious refugees ( exiles ) from Austria , who found a new home here after the end of the war , contributed to the resurgence of the town .

Geilsheim was in the Fraisch district of the Ansbach Oberamt Hohentrüdingen . The Ansbach caste office Hohentrüdingen exercised the village and community rule. At the end of the 18th century there were 114 properties in Geilsheim. There was also a chapel, parsonage, schoolhouse, and case house. Were landlords

• the Principality of Ansbach (92 ¹ ⁄ ₂ properties; Auhausen administration office : 9 fiefdoms, 6 Söldengüter , 4 Sölden, 5 Sölden houses, 2 half houses; Gunzenhausen box office : 1 fiefdom; Heidenheim administration office : 7 Sölden, 1 Söldenhaus, half with Hohentrüdingen box office: 1 Half Meierhof, 2 quarter Meierhöfe , 1 half yard, 2 half yards ; Kastenamt Hohentrüdingen : 1 Braustatt, 4 Sölden, 2 houses, half with administration office Heidenheim: 1 half Meierhof, 2 quarter Meierhöfe , 1 yard, 2 half yards, half with Rebdorf Monastery: 2 Courtyards, 2 half-courtyards, 3 lifts, 1 two-thirds lifts, 1 lifts thirds; Rechenberg administrator's office : 1 pub with brewing rights, 2 fiefdoms, 11 Sölden, 1 Sölde with Badrecht, 12 Sölden houses, 2 Sölden houses with blacksmithing, 1 Söldenhaus with economy, 1 Söldengut with brewery - and brandy law, 2 houses, 2 half-sölden, 6 half-sölden houses)
• the Principality of Oettingen-Spielberg (3 properties; Evangelical Oberamt Oettingen : 1 Sölde, 2 Halbsölden)
• the Eichstätt bishopric (9 properties; Herrieden collegiate monastery : 1 courtyard, 4 half-courtyards, 1 quarter courtyard, 1 house; Herrieden municipal bailiff and Herrieden office : 2 half-yards)
• the convent Rebdorf (6 ¹ / ₂ Property 1 Widemhof , half with Box Office Hohentrüdingen: 2 yards, courtyards 2/2, 3 hides, 1 Zweidrittelhube, 1 Drittelhube)
• the manor Wald-Laufenbürg (1 Söldengut)
• Freieigen were 2 houses. From 1797 to 1808 the place was subordinate to the Justice and Chamber Office Heidenheim .

In 1806 Geilsheim came to the Kingdom of Bavaria . As a result of the municipality edict in 1809 which was tax district and the Rural Municipality Geilsheim formed to or including the regions of Oberau mill , Pushed roof and customs house belonged. With the second community edict (1818), two rural communities were formed:

• Geilsheim with Oberaumühle,
• Sliding roof with customs house.

The community of Geilsheim had an area of ​​12.466 km². In administration and jurisdiction it was subordinate to the Wassertrüdingen Regional Court and the Wassertrüdingen Rent Office ( renamed Wassertrüdingen Tax Office in 1919 , Gunzenhausen Tax Office 1932–1973 , Ansbach Tax Office from 1973 ). The jurisdiction remained with the district court Wassertrüdingen until 1879, from 1879 to 1956 the district court Wassertrüdingen was responsible, from 1956 to 1970 the district court Gunzenhausen and from 1970 to 1973 the district court Dinkelsbühl , which has been a branch of the district court Ansbach since 1973 . The administration was taken over by the newly created Dinkelsbühl district office in 1862 (renamed the Dinkelsbühl district in 1938 ). With the dissolution of the Dinkelsbühl district in 1972, Geilsheim came to the Ansbach district. In the course of the regional reform , the community was incorporated into Wassertrüdingen on May 1, 1978.

Population development

Geilsheim community

year	1818	1840	1852	1855	1861	1867	1871	1875	1880	1885	1890	1895	1900	1905	1910	1919	1925	1933	1939	1946	1950	1952	1961	1970
Residents	785	740	733	712	715	718	738	691	708	702	681	670	689	680	661	649	692	660	624	912	911	837	688	653
Houses	127	127					152			165			160				146				143		145
source

Geilsheim district

year	001818	001840	001861	001871	001885	001900	001925	001950	001961	001970	001987	002010	002017
Residents	729	740 *	701	728	691	682	685	905	683	648	618	498 *	512 *
Houses	126	127 *			163	158	145	142	144		169
source

^* including Oberaumühle

Architectural monuments

Parish Church of the Holy Cross

• Geilsheim 62: Widenbauernhof : three-sided farm, originally single-storey half-timbered house, ( dendrochronologically dated ) 1647, construction of the upper floor (dendrochronologically dated) 1679, extensive replacement of the original half-timbered structure in quarry stone with the coat of arms of the Rebdorf monastery, (dendrochronologically dated) inscribed "1738"; Barn, plastered saddle roof building with wide ramps, (dendrochronologically dated) 1867; former pigsty, small plastered building with gable roof, quarry stone masonry, 19th century; Sections of the massive enclosure
• Geilsheim 64: Former parsonage: parsonage , two-story plastered building with pitched roof, 18th century; Outbuilding, small plastered gable roof building, at the same time; Enclosure, baroque sandstone pillars with spherical crowning and stone wall, at the same time; former barn, plastered gable roof construction, at the same time
• Geilsheim 68: Evangelical parish church, formerly Holy Cross, Gothic choir tower church, 14th century core, added nave beginning 16th century, tower octagon and bell dome 1727; with equipment; Cemetery wall, late medieval quarry stone wall with embedded gravestones
• Evangelical chapel, formerly St. Andreas, Gothic choir tower church from the 14th century with attached nave from 1746; with equipment; Cemetery wall, late medieval quarry stone wall with staircase
• Barn, so-called Seestadel, wide-spread double-arched half-hipped roof building, re. 1784

See also : List of architectural monuments in Wassertrüdingen # Geilsheim

Education and culture

The primary school was closed in the 1980s. Today, the former school building houses a facility for children with language difficulties (SVE - School Preparatory Facility). In 2007 the building was changed significantly. The new fire station was added, the break hall demolished and various rooms renovated.

Geilsheim village community center and playground

The local kindergarten was closed in 2004 and the building was sold for use as a residential building. In addition to the sports area with a soccer field and tennis court, there has also been an airfield for microlight aircraft since 2008 .

Geilsheim airfield, aerial photo (2016)

In 1981 Geilsheim received the gold medal of the Bavarian State Government in the competition “ Our village should be more beautiful ” . The place is characterized by a rich cultural life and the great solidarity among the inhabitants. So it is not surprising that the theater performances of the Geilsheimer Kulturverein in the community center are among the highlights of the Advent season every year. The nearby Turtelberg is also the annual venue of the cultural association (Turtelbergfest in August). From here you have a view of the Jura, the Oberland and the Wörnitz Valley. Roman history has also left its mark on Geilsheim: At the foot of the Turtelberg are the remains of a " Villa rustica " under the surface of the earth.

Personalities

Georg Bickel was born in Geilsheim on December 9, 1862 . He died on July 13, 1924 in Mönchsroth, where he was pastor. He is referred to as a "painter priest".

literature

• Johann Kaspar Bundschuh : Geilsheim . In: Geographical Statistical-Topographical Lexicon of Franconia . tape 2 : El-H . Verlag der Stettinische Buchhandlung, Ulm 1800, DNB  790364298 , OCLC 833753081 , Sp. 288-289 ( digitized version ).
• August Gebeßler : City and district of Dinkelsbühl (=  Bavarian art monuments . Volume 15 ). Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1962, DNB  451450930 , p. 141-144 .
• Teresa Neumeyer: Dinkelsbühl: the former district (=  Historical Atlas of Bavaria, part of Franconia . I, 40). Michael Laßleben, Kallmünz 2018, ISBN 978-3-7696-6562-8 .
• Gottfried Stieber: Gailsheim . In: Historical and topographical news from the Principality of Brandenburg-Onolzbach . Johann Jacob Enderes, Schwabach 1761, p. 388-390 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Geilsheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Geilsheim on the Wassertrüdingen website
• Geilsheim in the location database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library
• Geilsheim in the Topographia Franconiae of the University of Würzburg , accessed on September 17, 2019.
• Geilsheim in the historical directory of the association for computer genealogy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} The most important facts and figures in an overview on the website wassertruedingen.de
2. ↑ Geilsheim in the Bavaria Atlas
3. ^ Robert Schuh: Gunzenhausen (=  historical book of place names of Bavaria, Middle Franconia . Volume 5 ). Michael Laßleben, Kallmünz 1979, ISBN 3-7696-9922-X , p. 212 .
4. ↑ Eberhard Krauss: Exulanten im Evang.-Luth. Deanery Wassertrüdingen (sources and research on Franconian family history, 28) . GFF, Nuremberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-929865-61-5 .
5. ↑ T. Neumeyer, pp. 417f.
6. ^ Johann Bernhard Fischer : Geilsheim . In: Statistical and topographical description of the Burggraftum Nürnberg, below the mountain, or the Principality of Brandenburg-Anspach. Second part. Containing the economic, statistical and moral condition of these countries according to the fifteen upper offices . Benedict Friedrich Haueisen, Ansbach 1790, p. 255 ( digitized version ). (= JK Bundschuh, Bd. 2, Sp. 288.) According to this, there were only 101 subject families, of which 85 were Ansbach and 11 were Eichstätt.
7. ↑ ^{a b} T. Neumeyer, p. 560.
8. ^ T. Neumeyer, p. 534.
9. ↑ T. Neumeyer, p. 540.
10. ^ Address and statistical manual for the Rezatkreis in the Kingdom of Baiern . Buchdruckerei Chancellery, Ansbach 1820, p. 71 ( digitized version ).
11. ↑ ^{a b c} 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. 762 ( digitized version ).
12. ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 707 .
13. ↑ ^{a b} Only inhabited houses are given. In 1818 these were designated as fireplaces , in 1840 as houses , and from 1871 to 1987 as residential buildings.
14. ↑ ^{a b} Alphabetical index of all the localities contained in the Rezatkreise according to its constitution by the newest organization: with indication of a. the tax districts, b. Judicial Districts, c. Rent offices in which they are located, then several other statistical notes . Ansbach 1818, p. 28 ( digitized version ). For the community of Gailsheim plus the residents and buildings of Aumühl (p. 7).
15. ^ ^{A b} Eduard Vetter (Ed.): Statistical handbook and address book of Middle Franconia in the Kingdom of Bavaria . Self-published, Ansbach 1846, p. 252 ( digitized version ).
16. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Bavarian State Statistical Office (Hrsg.): Historical municipality register: The population of the municipalities of Bavaria from 1840 to 1952 (=  contributions to Statistics Bavaria . Issue 192). Munich 1954, DNB  451478568 , p. 167 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00066439-3 ( digitized version ).
17. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 1004 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10374496-4 ( digitized version ).
18. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 1170 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00052489-4 ( digitized ).
19. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 1102 ( digitized version ).
20. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 1168 ( digitized version ).
21. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 1205 ( digitized version ).
22. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 1036 ( digitized version ).
23. ↑ ^{a b} Bavarian State Statistical Office (Hrsg.): Official local directory for Bavaria . Issue 335 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1973, DNB  740801384 , p. 169 ( digitized version ).
24. ↑ 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. 331 ( digitized version ).
25. ↑ Susanne Finckh, Gunther Reese: Georg Bickel. The painter priest of Mönchsroth. From the life of a village pastor at the turn of the century. Book accompanying the exhibition in the Mönchsroth monastery church from June 19 to August 15, 1994. Mönchsroth 1994.
26. ↑ Ludwig Schneller: Georg Bickel, a Franconian parish original . 1938.