Vilgertshofen

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 47 ° 57 '  N , 10 ° 55'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Bavaria
County :	Landsberg am Lech
Management Community :	Reichling
Height :	712 m above sea level NHN
Area :	27.09 km 2
Residents:	2721 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	100 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	86946
Area code :	08194
License plate :	LL
Community key :	09 1 81 133
Community structure:	5 parts of the community
Address of the municipal administration:	Rathausstrasse 41 86946 Vilgertshofen
Website :	vilgertshofen.de
Mayor :	Albert Thurner (SPD)
Location of the municipality of Vilgertshofen in the Landsberg am Lech district

The municipality from the west. In the foreground Mundraching and the Lech, on the left above Stadl and Pflugdorf, on the right Vilgertshofen and behind it Issing.

Stadl from the north, in the upper part of the picture the pilgrimage church Vilgertshofen

Pflugdorf and Stadl from the east

Vilgertshofen is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Landsberg am Lech and a member of the Reichling administrative community . The pilgrimage church of Our Lady of Sorrows is located in Vilgertshofen .

geography

The municipality of Vilgertshofen is located in the so-called Lechrain area between Landsberg am Lech , Schongau and Weilheim , directly on the eastern high bank of the Lech .

The municipality has five officially named municipal parts (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):

• Issing ( parish village )
• Mundraching (Kirchdorf)
• Pflugdorf (Kirchdorf)
• Stadl (parish village)
• Vilgertshofen ( hamlet with church)

The center of the community is formed by the almost directly adjacent towns of Pflugdorf and Stadl. Two kilometers south is the Vilgertshofen, a little further southeast Issing (with the 737 m high Kellerberg). The Mundraching part of the municipality is located in the Lech Valley itself, in the far west of the municipality.

The municipal area includes the Mundrachinger Lech loop gravel heaps of Lech part of shore , Ice Age moraine and gutters and gravel surfaces as well as some high moors in Issing.

The lowest point in the community is at 613 m on the Lech, the highest at 753 m south of Ziegelstadel.

history

Barrows from the Hallstatt period indicate pre-Celtic settlement in the municipality. Today's localities go back to the Bavarian-Alemannic land acquisition (-Ing endings: Issing, Mundraching) in the 6th century and the first expansion phase that followed (Pflugdorf, Stadl, Vilgertshofen).

Initially located under the rule of the Guelphs and the Counts of Dießen-Andechs , the villages have belonged to the Wittelsbach- Baier regional court of Landsberg since the 13th century . Stadl and Mundraching later belong to the area of ​​the Rauhenlechsberg nursing court and thus temporarily to the district courts of Schongau or Weilheim .

In the Middle Ages, neighboring monasteries acquired manors in the villages: In Issing, Mundraching and Vilgertshofen, the Wessobrunn monastery in particular is wealthy, in Stadl Andechs and Benediktbeuern and in Pflugdorf Andechs and Dießen . The hamlet of Vilgertshofen even becomes part of the Klosterhofmark Wessobrunn; the monastery exercised lower jurisdiction here. The monastic rule was only abolished in the course of the Bavarian secularization in 1803.

The church buildings in the community are owed to the monasteries, above all the pilgrimage church “To the Sorrowful Mother of God” in Vilgertshofen, built by Wessobrunn. The pilgrimage there goes back to a miracle healing in the 17th century. It is best known today for the annual "silent procession" on the Sunday after the Assumption of the Virgin (August 15).

Agriculture was the predominant source of income in all villages. Mundraching and Stadl also took part in the Lech rafting, which was operated intensively until the 20th century .

In 1906 and 1907, the inventor and aviation pioneer Alois Wolfmüller , a colleague of the better-known Otto Lilienthal , made several attempts to fly with a self-made flying machine at Stadl .

Incorporations

In the course of the Bavarian municipal area reform , on January 1, 1970, Pflugdorf and Stadl initially merged to form a new municipality of Pflugdorf-Stadl . On January 1, 1972, Issing and Mundraching were incorporated. On April 27, 1973 the name of the small hamlet Vilgertshofen, which is well known for its pilgrimage, was chosen as the community name.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 1,765 to 2,676 by 911 inhabitants or 51.6%.

year	1840	1871	1900	1925	1939	1950	1961	1970	1987	1991	1995	2000	2002
population	1172	1293	1376	1349	1260	1841	1537	1555	1741	1851	2122	2315	2424

year	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2019
population	2434	2450	2475	2471	2489	2489	2527	2524	2500	2491	2518	2567	2600	2648	2721

politics

Mayor and City Council

Albert Thurner from the hamlet of Vilgertshofen has been the first mayor since May 1, 2014. In 2020, he was confirmed as a joint candidate of the independent local district lists Issing, Mundraching, Pflugdorf and Stadl with 94.4% in office. The second mayor is Josef Lindauer from Stadl, the third mayor is Klaus Pilz from Issing.

Mayor since the formation of the municipality Vilgertshofen:

• 1972–1978 Josef Arnold senior (Stadl)
• 1978–2002 Josef Berger (Stadl)
• 2002-2014 Konrad Welz (Issing)
• from 2014 Albert Thurner (Vilgertshofen)

Since the 2020 local elections, the 14 seats in the municipal council have been occupied by four representatives from the Issing district, three from Stadl, three from Pflugdorf, two from Mundraching and two from Bündnis90 / Die Grünen.

Vilgertshofen from the south

Pflugdorf from the south

Village renewal

The village renewal process has been running for all five districts of the Vilgertshofen community since October 2006 . The motto “Five places pull together” was chosen as the guiding principle. After a preparatory phase with intensive planning and strong public participation before October 2006, the process started very slowly. In the meantime, however, several measures (center of Issing, center of Pflugdorf, children's playground Mundraching, community-wide green plantings, center of Stadl, multifunctional square and Vereinestadel Mundraching) have been completed. Planning is underway for the center of the hamlet of Vilgertshofen; implementation is planned for 2021.

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms, awarded in 1971, shows a left, red side rafter in gold, which includes a red cross with paws; in front of it, two red crosses on top of each other. The side rafters come from the coat of arms of the local noble lords of Pflugdorf, which can be proven in the 13th and 14th centuries. The crosses symbolize the three churches in Pflugdorf, Stadl and Vilgertshofen, which shape the panorama of the community, and at the same time the close historical relationships with the monasteries of Wessobrunn, Andechs and Dießen (the districts of Issing and Mundraching were only incorporated into the community of Vilgertshofen after the coat of arms was awarded).

The former community of Issing had its own coat of arms: In silver over a green three-mountain, a red rafter on which two golden moss ears are placed.

Attractions

Pilgrimage Church of the Virgin Mary in Vilgertshofen

• The pilgrimage church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Vilgertshofen is one of the most important church buildings in the Lechrains. Built from 1688 to 1692 by Johann Schmuzer on behalf of the Wessobrunn monastery and provided with stucco work , it shines with a high baroque church interior with lavish furnishings that extend into the Rococo. On the Sunday after the Assumption of Mary (August 15), the solemn festival of the pilgrimage fraternity takes place there every year. After the festive service, the so-called silent procession passes through the village, in which villagers in old robes depict biblical figures from Abraham to Jesus Christ. Going back to a vow from the 18th century, the Silent Procession from Vilgertshofen is now the last example of a religious tradition that used to be widespread in Bavaria.
• The parish church of St. Johannes Baptist in Stadl houses one of the most beautiful holy graves in Bavaria, which is set up every year from Maundy Thursday to Holy Saturday and fills the entire choir of the church.
• The branch church of St. Laurentius in Pflugdorf was built in the 18th century by master builders from the Andechs monastery in a splendid Rococo style.
• The parish church of St. Margaretha in Issing is a very uniform looking late baroque church building, which is mainly due to its rich and colorful furnishings, u. a. by Johann Baptist Baader , impresses.

See also : List of architectural monuments in Vilgertshofen

Soil monuments

See: List of ground monuments in Vilgertshofen

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 1998, according to official statistics, there were four companies in the manufacturing industry, ten companies in the construction industry and 67 agricultural companies with an agricultural area of ​​1420 hectares (of which 856 hectares were permanently green). 684 employees subject to social insurance contributions were counted at the place of residence.

education

The community maintains a crèche in Issing, two kindergartens in Issing and Stadl and - in association with the community of Thaining - a primary school in Issing.

Personalities

• Abbot Meinrad Moosmüller, born in Issing, abbot of the Andechs monastery from 1759 to 1767.
• Christoph Selhamer (approx. 1640–1708), Jesuit and Baroque preacher, vicar of the cathedral parish in Salzburg, from 1686 to 1708 pilgrimage priest and preacher in Vilgertshofen
• Johann Baptist Baader (popularly "Lechhansl", 1717–1780), born in Lechmühlen near Mundraching, rococo church painter with contact to the Wessobrunn school (main work: Polling monastery library near Weilheim ). Works by Baader can be found u. a. in the pilgrimage church Vilgertshofen, the churches of Issing, Pflugdorf and Stadl (Holy Sepulcher) and in the former inn of Vilgertshofen.
• Alois Wolfmüller (1864–1948), inventor, engineer and flight technician. In 1906/07 he made flight attempts at Stadl
• Sebastian Fichtner (1894–1950), officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II
• Julian Nagelsmann (* 1987), grew up in Issing, first football experience at FC Issing, coach of the Bundesliga team at RB Leipzig
• Marcel Schrötter (* 1993 in Pflugdorf), motorcycle racing driver, 2009 European champion in the 125 cm³ class

literature

• Home book for the Landsberg am Lech district. Landscape, history, administration, culture, economy, the individual places. Published by the Landsberg am Lech district, 2nd edition, Dießen 1982.
• Karl Filser, Monika Hotz, Anton Ziegenaus: The Silent Procession from Vilgertshofen. Vilgertshofen 1990.
• Bernhard Müller-Hahl: Mundraching, bridge consecration 1984. Our home on Lechrain, Volume 12. Landsberg am Lech 1984.
• Hans Joachim Budeit: Michael Petzet : Bauernkirchen - The most beautiful village churches and chapels between the Danube and the Alps. Munich 2002.

Web links

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

• Entry on the coat of arms of Vilgertshofen  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Vilgertshofen: Official statistics of the LfStat

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. ↑ Vilgertshofen municipality in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on September 7, 2019.
3. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 507 .
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. 580 .
5. ↑ ^{a b} Vilgertshofen municipal statistics , accessed on July 27, 2013
6. ^ Heide Weißhaar-Kiem: Church leader Issing, parish church St. Margaretha . EOS Klosterdruckerei, St. Ottilien 2011.
7. ↑ See Thomas Groll:  Selhamer, Christoph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0 , p. 217 f. ( Digitized version ).