Hochstein (Bissingen)

Hochstein is a district of the market Bissingen in the Swabian district of Dillingen on the Danube . The place was incorporated on July 1, 1971 in the market Bissingen. The church village is one and a half kilometers west of Bissingen on the valley slope of the torrent, a right tributary of the boiler . The highest altitude is 483 m.

history

Chapel of St. Margareth on the castle plateau

The place is first mentioned around 1130 as "Hohenstein". The name refers to a castle on a high stone. The lords of Hohenstein were presumably ministerials to the lords of Fronhofen-Hohenburg. Around 1267 there was a branch of the Lords of Hohenburg themselves, who now named themselves after Hochstein. Over time, farmers settled on the castle hill and this is how the place came into being. The castle and village belonged to the Hohenburg-Bissingen dominion since the late Middle Ages . The castle, built before 1560, on the site of the former castle, was destroyed during the Thirty Years War .

religion

Hochstein always belonged to the parish of Bissingen. Today's St. Margareth Chapel on the site of the former castle was built at the end of the 17th century. The patronage of St. Margareth was probably transferred from the castle chapel.

Population development

1840: 212 inhabitants
1939: 150 inhabitants
1950: 225 inhabitants
1961: 175 inhabitants
1970: 167 inhabitants
1980: 184 inhabitants
2000: 174 inhabitants

Architectural monuments

literature

The art monuments of the district of Dillingen an der Donau , edited by Werner Meyer, in the series: The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Vol. VII. District of Dillingen on the Danube . Munich 1972, ISBN 3-486-43541-8 , pp. 378-381.
Georg Wörishofer, Alfred Sigg, Reinhard H. Seitz: Cities, Markets and Communities . In: The district of Dillingen ad Donau in the past and present . Ed. from the district of Dillingen an der Donau, 3rd revised edition, Dillingen an der Donau 2005, pp. 163–165.

Web links

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

Hochstein in the location database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library

Individual evidence

^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 446 .
↑ ^a ^b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 769 .

48.71628 10.59484Coordinates: 48 ° 43 ' N , 10 ° 36' E

[1] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 446 .

[Gemeindeverzeichnis1970bis1982-2] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 769 .