Laisacker

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Laisacker
Large district town of Neuburg on the Danube
Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′ 52 "  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 42"  E
Height : 385 m
Residents : 747  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Postal code : 86633
Area code : 08431

Laisacker was part of the municipality of Bittenbrunn until the regional reform . Since January 1st, 1978 the place is in the district Bittenbrunn and a district of Neuburg an der Donau .

history

The little church of Laisacker

The Laisacker area was settled very early. For the early history of this area one can only speculate on the basis of finds. People are likely to have lived here in the 3rd and 4th millennia before Christ. Laisacker was first mentioned in 1214. The Pappenheimer Urbar, a list of the holdings and income of the Counts of Pappenheim, is the oldest written note about the place. Despite the age, the records are very sparse.

Church history

Leonhard's Church

Sankt Leonhard is the patron saint of the Leonhardskirche. Originally, Laisacker was subordinate to the Rain am Lech chapter, 25 kilometers away . In 1281 the site was incorporated into the cathedral church of Eichstätt. From the year 1318 it is documented that the Kommende Moritzbrunn near Ochsenfeld owned properties in Laisacker and Hessellohe . In 1360 there was definitely a church, because it was handed over to the Neuburg Benedictine monastery on July 22nd by Bishop Marquard of Augsburg . In the 14th century there is often talk of the parish church.

As a result of the Reformation , the Neuburg Elector Ottheinrich sold the sacred building to Leonhard Höcker in 1559 for use as a forge and other general use, according to the documents. After it was profaned, the chapel was partly inhabited by two families. With the re-Catholicization in 1633, the Catholic era returned to Laisacker.

Leonhard Komat, a citizen and council member of Neuburg, donated 20 thalers for the Leonhardskapelle. It was renovated in 1635 and the first Holy Mass was celebrated there on the patronage of the same year. The Neuburg dean Leonhard Mayer from the parish of St. Peter cherishes his namesake, donated one hundred guilders and had the church's choir rebuilt. Simon Schwaiger donated a new altar in 1639.

The oldest wall is the choir, which dates back to around 1633. But the former chapel was considerably enlarged and lengthened in the early Gothic period. Renovations are known in 1937 and 1947. The roof of the church and the exterior plaster were renewed in 1968, and a year later there was a thorough interior renovation. In 1981 the church was equipped with new benches and master blacksmith Johann Hiermeier donated a picture of St. Leonhard.

The bells as a war tribute

In the last two world wars, the church was stripped of its bells and the metal was poured over for war purposes. Since 1866, two bells that were cast in Ingolstadt have called the faithful to prayer. They had to be delivered on August 26, 1917. But in Laisacker people quickly resorted to self-help. Already in 1919 two bells could be cast in Lauingen. During the Second World War the same fate, again a bell became a war tribute. The believers owe the current peal to two donors. Ms. Fleischmann from Neuburg and Josef Lützl from Laisacker were this time the initiators and donors for the Josef and Leonhardi bell, which could be consecrated in 1968 by Dean Josef Reiter from Neuburg.

Church description

The founder picture with St. Leonhard

The small church is decorated with a high altar with St. Leonhard as a carved figure from 1639. In the presbytery there is also a people's altar , made and donated in 2005 by master carpenter and energy consultant Robert Wolff from Laisacker. The side altar is equipped with a picture of the Madonna, Mary with the baby Jesus from 1680. On the other side altar is a painting of St. Ursula from 1710. And not to forget the painting of St. Leonhard, which the blacksmith Johann Hiermeier made Laisacker donated in 1981.

A quarry for fortress construction

The ashlar stones for the "Reduit" fortress in Ingolstadt came from the quarry in Laisacker

There is also a quarry in Laisacker, this one had a special assignment. Here the men had to cut ashlar stones to build the fortress in the Reduit Tilly at the bridgehead in Ingolstadt. It was supposed to be a bomb-proof defense system in the core of a fortress. King Ludwig I gave the order for this and the building management had to purchase various pieces of land for stone extraction. In 1830 men were already working at the quarry. The broken material was transported to Neuburg on the Danube, shipped and shipped to Ingolstadt. In 1849 the quarry had had its day and was auctioned off.

The Leonhardiritt

The Leonhardiritt in Laisacker is actually a piece of modern times. Rosa Schoder was the tireless initiator. In 1980, horse and rider set off here for the first time in honor of Saint Leonhard. In the meantime, this custom is getting on in years and in 2005 there was an anniversary with a lot of celebrities. Even the Bavarian Agriculture Minister Josef Miller , District Administrator Richard Keßler and Lord Mayor Bernhard Gmehling from the city of Neuburg underscored the appreciation of this tradition with their presence. Among the clergy were Auxiliary Bishop Anton Lohsinger from the Diocese of Augsburg and Pastor Norbert Tuppi from the responsible parish in Bittenbrunn. 80 horses and riders clattered on the street and the celebrities were allowed to get into six carriages to ride around. Flag delegations, music and many believers shaped this demonstration of faith.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population figures in the city of Neuburg an der Donau
  2. ^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 601 .
  3. ^ Ludwig Wagner: Time travel through Neuburg and the city districts.