Haig (Stockheim)

Haig Municipality Stockheim Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 54 ″ N , 11 ° 16 ′ 38 ″ E
Height :	334–353 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	476
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	96342
Primaries :	09261, 09265
	Haig Castle in Stockheim-Haig

Haig is a village in the municipality of Stockheim in the Upper Franconian district of Kronach in Bavaria . The place is near the Thuringian-Bavarian border.

Haig has 476 inhabitants, most of whom are Catholic . The largest clubs are the sports club FC Wacker Haig, the Trachtenverein Haig e. V. and the local volunteer fire brigade .

Neighboring towns are Burggrub , Kaltenbrunn , Haßlach and Gundelsdorf.

Haig has existed since the beginning of the 14th century and was part of the Bamberg diocese . The foundation stone of Haiger Castle was laid in 1731.

On January 1, 1975, Haig was incorporated into the Stockheim community.

Haiger Moor natural monument

The place Haig is not only known for its small castle and its gastronomy, it also hides, hidden behind the sports field, a special biotope, which is protected as a natural monument, the Haiger Moor, a silting transition moor. It is home to dragonflies , cranberries , millet sedge, and other moisture-loving plants and animals. The Haiger Moor is cleared at regular intervals in order to preserve the moor character. The owner is the Bund Naturschutz, which received the moor as part of a compensatory measure for the construction of the 380 kv line nearby.

Web links

Commons : Haig - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Community of Stockheim: official population figures of the community of Stockheim ( memento of March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 8, 2016
^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 689 .
↑ http://www.landkreis-kronach.de/natur-kultur-tourismus/natur-und-landschaft/naturdenkmaeler/haiger-moor/

[1] Community of Stockheim: official population figures of the community of Stockheim ( memento of March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 8, 2016

[2] 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 689 .

[3] ttp://www.landkreis-kronach.de/natur-kultur-tourismus/natur-und-landschaft/naturdenkmaeler/haiger-moor/