Irgertsheim

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Irgertsheim
City of Ingolstadt
Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 9 ″  N , 11 ° 16 ′ 38 ″  E
Height : 374 m above sea level NN
Area : 6 km²
Residents : 950  (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 158 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 85049
Area code : 08424

Irgertsheim is a district of the Upper Bavarian city ​​of Ingolstadt .

geography

The church village Irgertsheim is located on the southern edge of the Altmühltal nature park at an altitude of 374 m above sea level. NN and has 895 inhabitants. It belongs to the Ingolstadt district VI (West) and is located on State Road 2214 between Ingolstadt and Neuburg an der Donau . The place is also connected to the local public transport by bus that runs every half hour .

General

Irgertsheim has been part of Ingolstadt, the second largest city in Upper Bavaria , since the regional reform in Bavaria in 1972. As the westernmost district of Ingolstadt, Irgertsheim is located directly at the interface to the Eichstätt district and the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district .

Several hundred years ago, Irgertsheim was in this so-called " triangle ". The Dreiländerstein , which marked the border of the Prince Diocese of Eichstätt , the Duchy of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and the Palatinate County of Neuburg , is still located in a forest near the village . The first traces of Irgertsheim go back to antiquity. Roman legions built a sanctuary dedicated to the god Mercury on the current location of the church of St. Laurentius. During the Thirty Years' War Irgertsheim played an important strategic role for the Protestant troops on their way to the Ingolstadt fortress. In 1646 almost 60,000 men stopped at Irgertsheim.

When looking at Irgertsheim, what is most noticeable is a 30 meter high warehouse, a gray concrete building from the 1960s and a negative landmark of the place to this day. That is still used today to store grain.

history

Irgertsheim - City of Ingolstadt

Saint Laurentius Church

The former B16 used to run right through the village and left it again after a sharp bend. Today, state road 2214 runs past the town center. This bypass was built as early as 1966 because the old town thoroughfare was no longer able to cope with the volume of traffic. Until the regional form in 1972, Irgertsheim was in the north-western corner of Upper Bavaria, only 200 meters from Middle Franconia. The districts of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen and Eichstätt also bordered one another. After Eichstätt and Neuburg now belong to Upper Bavaria , only the urban area of ​​Ingolstadt and the neighboring districts meet at the old triangle.

A landmark of the place is the one dedicated to St. Laurentius church with a cuboid steeple. The nave ceiling fresco of the Ascension of Christ in the church was created in 1943 by the painter Josef Wittmann .

The community received a water supply early on, as well as the connection to the power grid and the village streets were paved.

At the beginning of the 1960s, the school building in the center of the town, built in 1910, no longer met the demands placed on a modern school. After lengthy negotiations with the neighboring communities and the responsible authorities, and after a school strike that became known across the country, construction of the new schoolhouse could begin. This new building was inaugurated in February 1966; In addition to Irgertsheim, the school association also includes Pettenhofen, Mühlhausen and Dünzlau.

Today the school is run as a four-class elementary school ; the school gym is also available to the residents of the village through the sports club. The old schoolhouse has been available to local youth, the women's association and the volunteer fire brigade since 1984 after a thorough renovation. The volunteer fire brigade also has a new fire station in the immediate vicinity.

On July 1, 1972, Irgertsheim was attached to the city of Ingolstadt at its own request.

The gravel area south of the former federal road to the forest on the Danube is a large area. Formerly fertile arable land was dredged there over decades and created numerous small and large lakes. Most of the banks have been replanted and overgrown, creating habitats for birds and other animals. But also for those looking for relaxation from the nearby cities, the lakes offer many opportunities for swimming and water sports, so that several thousand visitors often come to the bathing lakes on hot summer days.

Right next to the lakes, and in the immediate vicinity of the village, is the SC Irgertsheim sports facility with the sports center. The sports and tennis courts as well as the entire ancillary facilities and the clubhouse have become more and more the sporting, cultural and social center of the place in recent years, as almost all events take place there.

Irgertsheim - traces from the early days

The foothills of the Jura rise to the north behind the oldest houses of the original clustered village. The Danube plain extends to the south. The last Jura hill, which covers the place to the northwest, is called Weinberg, which suggests conclusions about earlier viticulture.

It is not clear whether the Romans gave the suggestion, but it is certain that Roman legions were already staying in Irgertsheim and its surroundings. The Irgertsheim church tower was built over the remains of a Roman watchtower. Significantly, the Church is dedicated to St. Laurentius consecrated. In the last century a Roman votive altar was found in the cemetery with the inscription: "Jovi optimo maximo, Marcus Cocceius Adjutor, votum solvit laetus lubens merito"; (the highest, greatest god, Marcus Cocceius Adjutor, keeps his promise). Another find shows that there was also a sanctuary in the place that was dedicated to the god Mercury.

Irgertsheim is mentioned for the first time in a document from the 12th century, but it is named Hurkensheim. In the 14th century names such as Urchensheim and Uerchelsheim appear. In the 16th century there are names like Irchelzheim, Yrcheßham or Sychretzhaim. The designation home of Erchanhart, the home of the "truly steadfast" is also mentioned. This multitude of name forms makes it very difficult to explain the original place name. The second part of the place name »-heim« suggests that Irgertsheim was a settlement as early as the 12th century.

For 500 years Irgertsheim was part of the ecclesiastical principality of Eichstätt . As early as the 12th century, episcopal ownership of Hurkensheim can be proven. In the High Middle Ages, the bishop exercised administration and jurisdiction through the so-called Landvogtei. Since Nassenfels was chosen to be the closer administrative center, Irgertsheim, along with other villages such as Wolkertshofen , Buxheim , Egweil , Pettenhofen and Mühlhausen, was part of this care office. This authority at Nassenfels was referred to in 1450 as "Amt und Vogtey" and in 1461 as "Amt zu Nassenfels".

One of the community rights and duties, the so-called "spouses", was the maintenance of paths and footbridges. Thus, following the resolutions of the Nassenfels council meeting on October 7, 1636, the Irgertsheimers were urged to restore "the country roads, which were dilapidated everywhere." This demand was quite understandable during the destruction and turmoil of the Thirty Years' War . In August 1546, the troops of the Schmalkaldic League camped with 7,000 horsemen and 50,000 foot servants between Irgertsheim and Pettenhofen.

The prisoners also included the rights and duties of the innkeepers, the rate of which was precisely determined. Of the two cone hosts in Irgertsheim, one was subordinate to the bishopric, the other to the cathedral chapter. In the 18th century, at the urging of the cathedral chapter, the bishop tried to resolve emerging difficulties by allowing his subjects to visit one or the other tavern.

The place was insured against fire damage in 1819 with 21,730 florins . According to the cattle count of January 10, 1883, there were 71 horses, 288 cattle, 278 sheep, 139 pigs, 5 goats and 17 beehives in Irgertsheim.

Irgertsheim, which came under the rule of the Bishop of Eichstätt from Bavarian ownership in the 14th century, was taken back under Bavarian administration in the 19th century.

literature

  • Josef Heider: The historical triangle near Irgertsheim , in: Collective sheet of the Historical Association Eichstätt 61 (1965/66), p. 7f.
  • Hans Fegert: Ingolstadt districts - the history of Irgertsheim , Kösching 2005

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 601 .

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