Hofkirchen (Laberweinting)

Hofkirchen Municipality Laberweinting Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ′ 46 ″  N , 12 ° 18 ′ 6 ″  E
Height :	384 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	244  (Jan. 1, 2012)
Incorporation :	1978
Postal code :	84082
Area code :	08772
Location of Hofkirchen in Bavaria
Village square with parish church St. Peter

Hofkirchen is a district of the municipality of Laberweinting and Pfarrdorf in the Lower Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen .

location

Hofkirchen is about three kilometers south of Laberweinting on the Bayerbacher Bach and five kilometers east of Mallersdorf .

history

In 1145 a document from Pope Eugene III proves that the possessions of the Regensburg Bishopric put the possessions in "Hovenchirchen" under his protection. In 1890 Hofkirchen had 171 inhabitants, in 1910 there were 175. Until the regional reform, Hofkirchen was an independent municipality in the Mallersdorf district, which was dissolved in 1972 . On May 1, 1978 Hofkirchen was incorporated into Laberweinting in the Straubing-Bogen district.

Mayor of Hofkirchen

• Alois Guggenberger, Hofkirchen from January 1, 1956 to July 17, 1956 († July 17, 1956)
• Josef Schiegl, Haimelkofen from September 29, 1956 to November 30, 1962 († July 12, 1969)
• Johann Schedl, Osterham from December 1, 1962 to April 30, 1978 († September 30, 1997)

Personalities

• Theodor Ebner (born September 26, 1916 in Oberholzen; † December 31, 2009 in Hofkirchen) was the main teacher and organist in Hofkirchen.
• Konrad Stadler (born July 23, 1929 in Hofkirchen; † May 31, 2013 in Hofkirchen) was a wood cutter, sacristan and church caretaker. For 60 years of voluntary work he was awarded the Badge of Honor of the municipality of Laberweinting in 2001.

Attractions

Pictures of Hofkirchen

Hofkirchen-Haimelkofen: Bergmaier grotto

Former Schoolhouse, Church of St. Peter, in the background Grafentraubach

Parish Church of St. Peter. Built in 1863/64

View to the village square

Raiffeisen area and Petersleite

View to the Poschenhof

Via Hofkirchen to Osterham

Former school house

Hofkirchen fire station

Hofkirchen war memorial

• The parish church of St. Petrus was built as a neo-Romanesque building in 1864 as a successor to a late Gothic, baroque church. The furnishings are neo-Romanesque, baroque and modern.
• The Hofkirchen telecommunications tower is a 103 meter high telecommunications tower belonging to Deutsche Telekom AG of the FMT 12 type on the SR 55 halfway between Hofkirchen and Neuhofen.
• List of architectural monuments in Hofkirchen and the other Bach places

education and parenting

Until 1969 there was a primary and a secondary school in Hofkirchen.

Web links

Commons : Hofkirchen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hofkirchen in the location database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library
• Website of Hofkirchen