Koesslarn

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 22 '  N , 13 ° 8'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Bavaria
County :	Passau
Height :	425 m above sea level NHN
Area :	25.49 km 2
Residents:	1954 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	77 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	94149
Area code :	08536
License plate :	PA
Community key :	09 2 75 131
Market structure:	51 districts
Market administration address :	Marktplatz 25 94149 Kößlarn
Website :	www.koesslarn.de
Mayor :	Willibald Lindner ( ödp / active citizens )
Location of the market in Kößlarn in the Passau district

Kößlarn is a market in the Lower Bavarian district of Passau .

geography

Community structure

The municipality of Kößlarn has 51 districts:

Aicha Aspertshub Bernwalln Biering Binderöd Brunndobl Danglöd Druchsöd Ebertsfelden Ebertsöd Enthof Forstöd Freinberg

Fuchsöd Gerstloh Griesingsreith Grünberg Hengersberg Hofreith Hoisberg Wooden houses Hubreith Kohlleiten Koesslarn Krumpendobl Leithen

Tan Malgertsham Meier at the court Moss mill Neuwimm Oberwesterbach Wasteland Popolarn Pricing Putzöd Ragging Riedlöd Schachlöd

Schmidöd Schönmoos Schreindobl Spielberg Dust grinder Stelzöd Sunklöd Thanham Thurn Veitlöd Vormholz Zeindlöd

Markings

There are the districts Hubreith, Kößlarn and Thanham.

history

The market belonged to the Landshut Rent Office and the Griesbach Regional Court of the Electorate of Bavaria. Kößlarn had a market court with its own magistrate rights.

Settlement beginnings

The Kößlarner seal from 1488 shows the name form kosl-orn . The ending -orn, often also -arun or -arn, indicates a settlement by a manor between 1000 and 1200 at the latest. Presumably the settlement was promoted by the Counts of Formbach , who owned the Grafenwald at that time. The word ending makes it clear that the settlement should fulfill a special mission. The syllable kosl- etymologically allows two assumptions: Either boilermakers were employed in the settlement or the first settlement was founded for pig farming. The former assumption is supported by the fact that all the raw materials needed for a forge were available in sufficient quantities. Water and wood were abundantly available, and ore deposits are still present today as evidence of the earthworks and pits.

Wall painting that tells of the beginnings of the pilgrimage. Headline: Origin of the local Marian pilgrimage

Beginning of the pilgrimage

In 1364 the Count of Ortenburg rode by near the Kößlhof and wanted to cross the stream. When the horses shied away, the count and his servants turned around and found a carved image of Mary with the baby Jesus in a juniper bush. The pious count had a wooden hut built for the picture and was able to continue his way across the stream unhindered. In the same year the image of the Virgin performed its first miracle: the terminally ill Kößlbauer let himself be carried to the image of the Virgin and prayed. His faith and trust in God were rewarded and he was able to go home on his own. The story of this miraculous healing spread quickly and many sick and suffering people sought help from the Mother of God at the Kößlhof. Due to the many offerings and donations of the pilgrims, a small stone church with 3 altars was built in 1400, which was consecrated in 1443. A document from 1448 already lists 137 parishes which made pilgrimages to Kößlarn with crosses and flags. Up until the Reformation, Kößlarn was the most visited Marian pilgrimage site in "Unterland" Bavaria. In 1451 the second church was built. Memorial plaques and wall paintings in the church still indicate the beginnings of the pilgrimage in Kößlarn.

Parts of the battlements of the historic churchyard fortifications

The heyday of pilgrimage

Silver Madonna in the votive room of the Kößlarner Church

Originally, Kößlarn, which had "inherited" its name from Kößlhof, still belonged to the parish of Münster . However, since the chaplain from Münster was overwhelmed with the pilgrimage masses and the pilgrimage pastoral care, a position was created for a second chaplain in Kößlarn, who was given the task of reading mass every day. During this time, the "Hof im Kößl in front of the green forest" quickly became a small village with all the necessary trades and handicrafts to supply and support the numerous pilgrims. On January 9, 1474, Kößlarn received permission from Duke Ludwig the Rich to “openly pour wine and beer to pilgrims” and to set up restaurants. The village of Kößlarn became the ducal market. In order to ensure pastoral care for the pilgrims, the parish of Münster with the parts Kühnham and Kößlarn was transferred to the Cistercian monastery of Aldersbach by Pope Sixtus IV . In 1478 the market received its own parish vicar as well as its own chaplain and a pilgrimage preacher and thus achieved at least partial independence in pastoral care. During the heyday of the pilgrimage, six priests were active in Kößlarn. During the years 1461–1480 the churchyard fortifications were also built. The production of the showpiece of the Kößlarner Church in 1487 can also be interpreted as a further indication of the flourishing pilgrimage: Goldsmith Balthasar Waltenberger made the Silver Madonna, which is now exhibited in the church's votive room, using the market's own resources.

Incorporations

On April 1, 1971, the previously independent communities Hubreith and Thanham were incorporated.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the market grew from 1,700 to 1,922 by 222 inhabitants or 13.1%.

year	1840	1900	1939	1950	1961	1970	1987	1991	1995	2005	2010	2015
Residents	1563	1725	1579	2549	1805	1790	1696	1774	2019	1951	1930	1891

politics

Market council election 2020

(in %)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

46.59

30.33

23.08

CSU ^a

JFK

ÖDP ^c

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

 10

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-0.91

+8.23

-6.52

CSU ^a

JFK

ÖDP ^c

Remarks:

^a CSU including for Kößlarn

^c ÖDP including ABK

Current distribution of seats in the Kößlarn municipal council (March 15, 2020)

   

A total of 15 seats

• CSU : 8
• JFK : 4
• ÖDP : 3

CSU including Für Kößlarn; ÖDP including ABK

Market council

In the local elections on March 15, 2020, 996 of the 1,668 residents entitled to vote in Markt Kößlarn exercised their right to vote, bringing the turnout to 59.71%.

mayor

• 0000–2002: Benno Hennhöfer (CSU / Free Voting Community)
• 2002–2014: Franz Holub (ödp / active citizens)
• 2014– 0000: Willi Lindner (CSU / For Kößlarn / ÖDP / ABK / Youth for Kößlarn)

In the local elections on March 15, 2020, Willi Lindner, who has been in office since May 1, 2014, was re-elected with 97.82% of the votes.

Finances

In 2012 the municipal tax revenue amounted to € 857 thousand, of which € 171 thousand was trade tax income (net).

Church tower and lower gatehouse of the defensive wall of the Kößlarn fortified church

View of the historic market square.

Architectural monuments

• The parish church "Heiligste Dreifaltigkeit" in Kößlarn is a late medieval fortified church and pilgrimage church .
• Ensemble Marktplatz (Kößlarn)

See also : List of architectural monuments in Kößlarn

Soil monuments

See: List of soil monuments in Kößlarn

Economy and Infrastructure

tourism

The community is located in the middle of the so-called spa triangle ( Bad Griesbach , Bad Birnbach , Bad Füssing ). It generates its income mainly from tourism.

Attractions are, for example, the landscape and ancient customs such as the Palm Sunday procession, the harvest festival or the local farmers' market. The pilgrimage church is the only completely preserved fortified church in southern Germany. Since 2008, the Kößlarn church museum with exhibits on the history of pilgrimage and local customs has been on view in the fortification. Kößlarn is also on the European pilgrimage route Via Nova .

Jobs

In 2017 there were 293 jobs subject to social security contributions in the municipality. Of the resident population, 800 people were in employment subject to compulsory insurance. This means that the number of out-commuters was 507 more than that of in-commuters. 47 residents were unemployed.

Agriculture

In 2016 there were 39 farms; 1037 hectares of the community area were used for agriculture.

education

In 2018 there were the following institutions:

• Kindergarten St. Josef with 71 places, in which 48 children are cared for and supported by twelve people
• Elementary school Kößlarn, where 65 students in four classes are taught by six teachers (school year 2017/18)
• Church museum

Personalities

• Johann Baptist Modler (1697–1774), Rococo sculptor and plasterer

literature

• Josef Huber: Parish and pilgrimage church Kößlarn. 4th revised edition. Schnell & Steiner publishing house, 1992.
• Josef Hofbauer: Markt Kößlarn 1483. Neue Presse Verlag, Passau 1985.

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. ↑ Kößlarn, M. on: bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de
3. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 474 .
4. ↑ City council election 2020
5. ↑ City council election 2020
6. ↑ Mayoral election 2020

Web links

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

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

• Kößlarn: Official statistics of the LfStat