Shepherd's house in Ailsbach
The Hirtenhaus Ailsbach is a listed building in Ailsbach , a district of Lonnerstadt and serves as the village community center and seat of the Ailsbach Association
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The small building that defines the townscape was built around 1800 as a stable house and used by the community shepherd. After the Second World War , displaced persons were housed in the house. It served as a residential building until around 1980 and then stood empty. Due to the poor building fabric, the community, as the owner, wanted to tear down the shepherd's house and sell the property. Instead, the shepherd's house association was founded in 1985. He wanted to keep the house and use it as a community center for the village, as there had not been an inn in the district since 1977.
The property has been renovated since 1986 under the construction management of the local architects Franz and Maria Schubert. The grand opening of the house took place on September 24, 1989. Thanks to the help of the local residents, the cost of the renovation was 113,000 DM. In November 1990, the market town of Lonnerstadt was recognized by the Middle Franconia district for the excellent renovation of the shepherd's house in line with historic monuments.
Ailsbach village community
The village community Ailsbach (short: DG Ailsbach) is a voluntary association in Ailsbach in Franconia.
After the Ailsbach innkeeper Hans Weber died in 1985, there was no meeting place for the citizens of Ailsbach. That is why the village community of Hirtenhaus Ailsbach was founded the following year and entered in the register of associations of the Fürth district court on June 20, 1986.
According to the statutes “... the association is selflessly active. It serves to maintain and promote the village community between old and new citizens. He promotes the beautification of the place and is responsible for the preservation of the shepherd's house and the shepherd's height as a village meeting point informing the cultural homeland and carries out all measures that seem suitable to achieve the purpose of the association ”. The approximately 135 members elect the board of directors of the village community every two years.
The board of directors is responsible for raising funds. A large part of the money is earned annually at various festivities through the sale of food and drinks. Care is taken to source the food from local producers. Various projects were carried out to beautify Ailsbach and to preserve the village community.
From 5th to 7th August 2011 the association celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Completed Projects
- Shepherd's house refurbishment:
- in the basement: large dining room with tiled stove and wooden floor, studio in the entrance area, gastro kitchen, toilets
- on the upper floor: small guest room, youth room (with billiards, table football, darts system), storage room, archive
- Hirtenhöhe: The summer festival is held every year on the first weekend in August at the beer cellar on the Hirtenhöhe. For this purpose, the adjoining machine hall is being extended with a temporary porch and thus serves as a catering area. Initially, the beer cellar at Hirtenhöhe was the only village meeting point before the shepherd's house was completely renovated as a clubhouse. In the summer months, the “Dämmerschoppen” is held at the Hirtenhöhe.
- Establishment of an island in the small extinguishing water pond on which swans can breed
- Adventure playground at the Hirtenhöhe
- Rock cellar, which was previously used as a shelter during air raids
- Renovation of the tower clock with bells on the old school building
- Construction of a small soccer field with a children's playground on the old scrapyard in the village
- Reconstruction of the history of the Franconian seer Sibylle Weiß as an artistic photo project in 2004
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evi Seeger: Shepherd's house is indispensable; InFranken from September 16, 2014, online ( memento of the original from November 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Harald Kaiser: Our village Ailsbach - from the history of a Franconian place . Ed .: Harald Kaiser. 1st edition. Druck + Papier Meyer GmbH, 91443 Scheinfeld, Ailsbach 2002, ISBN 3-89014-193-5 .
- ↑ Emil Jenne: The Franconian seer Sibylle Weiß returns after more than 700 years. 2004, accessed November 10, 2016 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 42 '58.8 " N , 10 ° 43' 33.5" E