Gilla (Abensberg)

The solitude of Gilla is a district of the town of Abensberg in the Kelheim district in Lower Bavaria .

location

Gillahof

The place is in a westerly direction at the gates of the city of Abensberg on a slight elevation in the plains of the Abenstal . Regensburg is about 45 km to the east and Ingolstadt 30 km to the west. Munich is about 90 km south of the town.

history

To the wasteland , which was originally called St. Gilg am Moos , belonged a small church, which was demolished in the turmoil of secularization and dedicated to the helper in need, Aegidius . This church has been documented since 1313, the destination of a much-visited pilgrimage that takes place every year in September. From the goods and livestock market held there in this context, the still existing folk festival known far beyond Abensberg's borders, the Gillamoos, developed . In 2013, the Gillamoos Chapel of St. Giles was built on a historical site to commemorate the demolished church.

economy

Agriculture is practiced in the wilderness.

Web links

Commons : Gilla (Abensberg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Georg Rieger: Kelheimer Heimatbuch for the city and the district of Kelheim. 1953, p. 290
2. ↑ Adam Rottler: Abensberg through the ages. Self-published, Abensberg 1972, p. 277

Coordinates: 48 ° 49 '  N , 11 ° 49'  E