Großhöhenrain
Großhöhenrain is a parish village in Upper Bavaria and a part of the municipality of Feldkirchen-Westerham in the Rosenheim district .
geography
The village is located in the east of the municipality at an altitude of 606.6 m above sea level. NN and has 446 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2004). Großhöhenrain, together with Kleinhöhenrain, forms the Höhenrain municipality .
history
Höhenrain was first mentioned in a document in 828. In 1818 the community Großhöhenrain was founded with the community edict in Bavaria , which included the towns of Großhöhenrain and Kleinhöhenrain. The community was renamed Höhenrain in 1875. Höhenrain was an independent municipality until 1978, which became part of the Feldkirchen-Westerham municipality in the course of the regional reform in Bavaria .
Attractions
- The parish church of St. Michael dates from 1697.
- The Höhenrain castle was since about 1000 n. Chr. Owned by the family of the Höhenrainer . In 1483 Georg von Höhenrain inherited the rule of Waldeck from his maternal uncle, but died in 1487 as the last of his tribe. The castle then passed to the Taufkirchen family . In 1917 the Munich Association for Holiday Colonies bought the castle. In 1977 the association sold the castle to Paul Holzfurtner , who restored it. Thereupon antiques exhibitions, concerts and art exhibitions took place. After a few years of vacancy, the castle has been in private hands since 2015.
Others
In Großhöhenrain there is a fully biological sewage treatment plant for the northern part of the municipality (designed for 1,600 inhabitants). There is also a primary school, a kindergarten, a bakery and 2 general stores in the village.
economy
The place is known nationwide for the company Höhenrainer Delikatessen , which produces sausage products from turkey meat. The company VanEssa mobilcamping is also located here, which produces camping furniture for everyday vehicles.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 425 .
Coordinates: 47 ° 56 ' N , 11 ° 54' E