Hilpoltstein

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

Basic data
State : Bavaria
Administrative region : Middle Franconia
County : Roth
Height : 380 m above sea level NHN
Area : 89.71 km 2
Residents: 13,731 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 153 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 91161
Primaries : 09174 Hilpoltstein
09177 Oberrödel, Unterrödel, Zell
09179 MeckenhausenTemplate: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / area code contains text
License plate : RH, HIP
Community key : 09 5 76 127
LOCODE : DE HPN
City structure: 49 parts of the community

City administration address : 		Marktstrasse 1
91161 Hilpoltstein
Website : www.hilpoltstein.de
Mayor : Markus Mahl ( SPD )
Location of the city of Hilpoltstein in the district of Roth
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Hilpoltstein is a town in the Middle Franconian district of Roth and is located about 30 kilometers south of Nuremberg . Heinrich von Stein and his son Hilpolt I from the von Stein family are considered to be the actual founders of the “oppidum in Lapide” around 1280 .

Parish parts

There are 49 officially named parts of the municipality (the type of settlement and the number of inhabitants are given in brackets ):

history

Hilpoltstein Castle

Until the 18th century

The beginnings of Hilpoltstein Castle and the town go back to the 10th century, in the 13th and 14th centuries the castle was the seat of the Lords of Stein. In 1354 Hilpoltstein was granted city rights. Two years later, Schweiger von Gundelfingen sold the castle and town of Hilpoltstein to the Wittelsbach dukes Stephan , Johann and Friedrich . When the duchy was divided, Hilpoltstein became part of Bavaria-Ingolstadt . In 1392 Duke Stephan confirmed the town charter.

Duke Ludwig the Rich of Bavaria-Landshut built a church and the "Traidkasten" at the castle in Hilpoltstein in 1473, which is now used as the guest house. After the Landshut War of Succession in 1505, Hilpoltstein was added to the Principality of Pfalz-Neuburg . In 1542 Hilpoltstein, together with Heideck and Allersberg, was pledged to the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg for 36 years . Duke Philipp Ludwig released the offices of Hilpoltstein, Heideck and Allersberg again and bequeathed them together with Sulzbach to his brother, Count Palatine Ottheinrich II. He gave the castle and rule of Hilpoltstein to his wife Dorothea Maria as a widow's seat. After his death and the renovation of the castle, the widowed "illustrious Countess Palatine" arrived in Hilpoltstein in 1606, this is the occasion for the annual castle festival today. In 1615, Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg installed his brother Johann Friedrich in the Hilpoltstein deputate.

After the death of Dorothea Maria in 1639 the castle fell into disrepair, after the death of Johann Friedrich Hilpoltstein lost its function as a royal seat . In 1799 Hilpoltstein was added to the Electorate of Bavaria .

19th to 21st century

In 1862 the Upper Palatinate District Office Hilpoltstein was established. In 1880 the border between Middle Franconia and the Upper Palatinate was straightened. Hilpoltstein was spun off from Upper Palatinate and merged with Greding, which was spun off from the Beilngries district office, to form the new Hilpoltstein district office in Middle Franconia . The Hilpoltstein district, which emerged from this district office, existed from 1939 to 1972. With the municipal reform in 1972, Hilpoltstein became a large community. 47 villages and hamlets were incorporated .

Hilpoltstein developed into a sub-center , but fulfills many functions of a medium-sized center . On September 2, 2006, a type ES 64 U4 locomotive with 357 km / h set a new world speed record for conventional electric locomotives in the area of ​​the city of Hilpoltstein near the Hilpoltstein motorway service station on the new Nuremberg – Ingolstadt line .

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Panoramic picture of Hilpoltstein, view from the castle

Incorporations

On January 1, 1971, the previously independent community of Solar was incorporated. On January 1, 1972, Heuberg, Hofstetten, Jahrsdorf, Mindorf, Mörlach, Patersholz, Unterrödel and Zell and parts of the communities of Lampersdorf and Tiefenbach followed. On July 1, 1972, Hilpoltstein also received part of the previous municipality of Pierheim, which was renamed in 1875 (previously Bierheim). Meckenhausen was added on July 1, 1976. With the incorporation of Lay on May 1, 1978, the incorporations were completed.

Population development

year population
1961 7,766
1970 9.002
1990 10,781
1995 11,952
2000 12,471
2005 13,147
2010 13,327
2011 13,050
2015 13,287
2019 13,550

Major inventions

The Elsbett engine , which runs on rapeseed oil , was invented in Hilpoltstein .

politics

City council election 2014
Turnout: 63.9%
(2008: 69.0%)
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
33.9%
38.1%
28.0%
n. k.
Gains and losses
compared to 2008
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-8.9  % p
+ 8.7  % p
+ 3.3  % p.p.
-3.1  % p

mayor

Markus Mahl ( SPD ) has been First Mayor since 2008, who succeeded Helmut Neuweg ( CSU ).

City council

The last local elections resulted in the following allocation of seats in the city ​​council (n.k. = not running):

2008 2014 2020
CSU 11 8th 8th
SPD 7th 9 6th
Free voters (FW) 6th 7th 6th
FDP 0 n. k. nk
Alliance 90 / The Greens nk nk 4th
total 24 24 24

coat of arms

Hilpoltstein coat of arms
 Blazon : "Under a shield head in gold, divided three times by silver and blue, a red-tongued black eagle."

Town twinning

A town partnership has existed with the municipality of Seilhac in the French Limousin since 2000 .

Culture and sights

Castle and Traidkasten
Hilpoltstein town hall with town hall II and Schmidhaus in the background

Attractions

  • Castle area
  • Medieval town
    • city ​​wall
    • City church of St. John the Baptist from 1473, new nave from 1732, richly baroque
    • Town hall , built in 1417 as a trading house
    • Canons from 1491
    • Schwarzes Ross inn, Romanesque cellar vaults, high medieval city fortifications with battlements, half-timbered buildings from the 16th century and remains of a brewery from the Renaissance period
    • Museum Schwarzes Ross: old handicrafts, city history, historical brewery
    • Several old town houses, some half-timbered
  • Aristocratic district
    • Jahrsdorferhaus , noble seat of the Jahrsdorfer from 1523
    • Residenz, built between 1618 and 1624, was renovated in 2010–2011, now the city library and the cultural center are housed there

music

  • With the Stadtkapelle, the city has one of the oldest musical associations in Germany with a proven tradition since 1552.

Regular events

Former residence of Johann Friedrich from 1618–1624 (former district court) and parish church of St. John the Baptist (from 1473)
  • ResidenzKultur with regular cultural events in the Hilpoltstein Residence and at other venues, as well as exhibitions
  • Kreuzwirtskeller: Live events every Friday
  • Spring concert by the Hilpoltstein town band in April
  • Duathlon Day: Duathlon for schoolchildren and young people (morning) and adults (afternoon, with individual and relay competition) on the last Sunday in April
  • Mali Festival: charity open air on Friday after Ascension Day (May)
  • Medieval festival "Knights, Bards, Bag Cutters" every year in May; with camp life, medieval concerts, medieval market as well as sword fights and knight tournaments
  • Disaster tournament in May
  • Stand concert by the Hilpoltstein town band on the evening before Corpus Christi
  • Challenge Roth : Triathlon on the first Sunday in July
  • Cellar festival of the Hilpoltstein town band on the second Sunday in July
  • Burgspiel (performances from mid-July to Castle Festival Sunday)
  • Castle festival on the first weekend in August
    • Friday: Zapfenstreich, opening on the market square, beer tasting in the festival tent, festival tent operation
    • Saturday: Burgfest flea market in the old town, Sautrogrennen at the city pond, festival tent operation
    • Sunday: wake-up call from the tower blowers, castle festival run, concert by the Hilpoltstein town band, entry of the Countess Palatine onto the market square, historical festival on the market square, historical parade through the old town to the festival square, marquee operation
    • Monday: traditional morning pint, children's afternoon, marquee operation, brilliant fireworks
  • Rock behind the castle in August
  • Benefit concert, organized by: Lions Club Roth-Hilpoltstein, in October / November with the support of the Hilpoltstein town band
  • "HIP live" music festival with several stages in the old town in September
  • Kite festival on the last weekend of September
  • Summer end party on the market square in September / October
  • Christmas market with Advent concert from the first Advent
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  • Hilpoltstein Kirchenstrasse 6.jpg
  • Hilpoltstein Kirchenstrasse 9.jpg
  • Hilpoltstein Kirchenstrasse 22.jpg
  • Hilpoltstein Sturm Str 3.jpg
  • Hilpoltstein Sturm Str 18.jpg

Economy and Infrastructure

Main-Danube Canal Bridge

traffic

education

Commercial areas

The following business parks are available: Business park on Kränzleinsberg, business park on Autobahn 9.

State headquarters of the LBV

The state headquarters of the State Association for Bird Protection in Bavaria is located in the village . V.

media

There are two daily newspapers that report on Hilpoltstein and the surrounding area:

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

People who work or have worked on site

literature

  • Wolfgang Wiessner: Hilpoltstein . In: Commission for Bavarian State History at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): Historical Atlas of Bavaria . Part Franconia, Series I, Issue 24. Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7696-9908-4 ( digitized version ).
  • Ernst Wurdak: The Hilpoltsteiner Land, old border region in the middle of Bavaria. In: Arno Guder (editor): Hilpoltstein celebrates. Festschrift for the city anniversary in 1992. Hilpoltstein 1992.
  • Thomas Platz: Excavations at Hilpoltstein Castle, Gde.Hilpoltstein, Lkr.Roth, Middle Franconia. In: Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, Society for Archeology in Bavaria (ed.): The archaeological year in Bavaria 1989. Theiss, Stuttgart 1990, pp. 181–183.
  • Office for Culture and Tourism (publisher): Hilpoltstein castle ruins. A short historical overview. City of Hilpoltstein, Hilpoltstein 1996.
  • Thomas Platz: Hilpoltstein from the early Middle Ages to the early modern period. Archaeological, architectural and historical aspects of the development of a Middle Franconian castle and town Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2000, ISBN 3-933474-05-1 ( work on the archeology of southern Germany. Volume 12).

Web links

Commons : Hilpoltstein  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Hilpoltstein in the Topographia Franconiae (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

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. ↑ Hilpoltstein community in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on September 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 483 .
  4. ^ 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. 733 .
  5. ↑ Kai Bader: Only Hilpoltstein is growing rapidly. In: donaukurier.de. January 17, 2019, accessed January 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b Hilpoltstein City Council 2014. City of Hilpoltstein, March 16, 2014, accessed on April 7, 2014 .
  7. ↑ a b Local elections in Bavaria - 576 district of Roth. www.wahlen.bayern.de, March 2, 2008, accessed April 7, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Hilpoltstein community, accessed on August 17, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Hilpoltstein City Council 2020. City of Hilpoltstein, March 15, 2020, accessed on June 12, 2020 .
  10. ^ Entry on the Hilpoltstein coat of arms  in the database of the House of Bavarian History
  11. ↑ Rainer Messingschlager: More than 100 works on display: Toni Rutschmann's miraculous world , online article in the Hilpoltsteiner Kurier ; accessed on January 29, 2018
  12. ↑ Reinhard H. Seitz (Ed.): Jacob Paix d. Ä. : (1556 - after 1616); Organist - composer - organ builder , Schrobenhausen 2006, p. 214ff.