District of Oberviechtach
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Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ' N , 12 ° 25' E |
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Basic data (as of 1972) | ||
Existing period: | 1900-1972 | |
State : | Bavaria | |
Administrative region : | Upper Palatinate | |
Administrative headquarters : | Oberviechtach | |
Area : | 276.12 km 2 | |
Residents: | 15,686 (May 27, 1970) | |
Population density : | 57 inhabitants per km 2 | |
License plate : | OVI | |
Circle key : | 09 3 41 | |
Circle structure: | 32 municipalities | |
Location of the Oberviechtach district in Bavaria | ||
The district of Oberviechtach was a district in the Bavarian administrative district of Upper Palatinate . Its former area is now largely in the Schwandorf district .
geography
Important places
The communities with the largest population were Oberviechtach , Schönsee , Teunz and Winklarn .
Neighboring areas
In 1972 the district bordered counterclockwise in the north, beginning with the districts of Vohenstrauss , Nabburg , Neunburg vorm Wald and Waldmünchen . In the east the district bordered on Czechoslovakia .
history
district Court
As a result of the administrative reform of 1838 in the Kingdom of Bavaria , the Oberviechtach Regional Court was established in 1840 and 38 communities were assigned to it. Over the years, the number kept changing.
District Office
In 1862, as a result of the separation of the judiciary and administration, the regional court district of Oberviechtach and the regional court district of Neunburg vorm Wald were merged to form the district office of Neunburg vorm Wald.
On October 1, 1900, the Oberviechtach district office was formed from 37 communities in the Neunburg vorm Wald district office .
district
On January 1, 1939, the uniform imperial designation Landkreis was introduced. The district office became the Oberviechtach district.
In 1946 the district of Oberviechtach was enlarged to include the municipality of Gmeinsrieth in the district of Vohenstrauß. Gmeinsrieth was split up. One part came to Dietersdorf, the other to Schönsee .
In 1946, some communities were dissolved and connected to other communities.
On July 1, 1972, the Oberviechtach district was dissolved as part of the regional reform in Bavaria . The communities Altenschneeberg , Hannesried , Heinrichskirchen , Irlach and Schönau came to the district of Cham . All other communities were combined with parts of the districts of Amberg , Burglengenfeld , Neunburg vorm Wald , Nabburg , Regensburg and Roding as well as the previously independent town of Schwandorf to form the new district of Schwandorf .
Population development
year | Residents | source |
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1910 | 15,299 | |
1925 | 14,885 | |
1939 | 13,694 | |
1950 | 16,331 | |
1960 | 14,200 | |
1971 | 15,800 |
Communities
Before the beginning of the Bavarian regional reform, the Oberviechtach district comprised 32 communities in the 1960s:
The following communities were incorporated during the existence of the district:
- Bernhof , in Gleiritsch on January 1, 1946
- Eigelsberg , in Oberviechtach on January 1, 1946
- Hof , on January 1, 1946 in Oberviechtach
- Nunzenried , on January 1, 1946 in Oberviechtach
- Pirkhof , on January 1, 1946 in Wildeppenried
License Plate
On July 1, 1956, the district was assigned the distinctive sign OVI when the vehicle registration number that is still valid today was introduced . It was issued until August 3, 1974. Due to the license plate liberalization , the OVI license plate has been available again in the Schwandorf district since July 10, 2013.
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Oberviechtach district, which was valid until 1972, shows a silver bar on the opposite side in a red shield. There is thus a historical reference to the coat of arms of the Counts of Ortenburg , the former owners of the Murach lordship in the district.
literature
- Heribert Batzl u. a .: The Oberviechtach district in the past and present. Hoeppner, Munich 1970.
- Emma Mages: Oberviechtach . Historical Atlas of Bavaria. Ed .: Commission for Bavarian State History at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Part Altbayern, issue 61. Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7696-9693-X ( digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emma Mages: Oberviechtach . Historical Atlas of Bavaria. Ed .: Commission for Bavarian State History at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Part Altbayern, issue 61. Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7696-9693-X , p. 224-225 ( digitized version ).
- ^ Municipal list of the territorial reform of 1900
- ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 97 .
- ↑ Emma Mages: Oberviechtach . Historical Atlas of Bavaria. Ed .: Commission for Bavarian State History at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Part Altbayern, issue 61. Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7696-9693-X , p. 209-221 ( digitized version ).
- ^ Ordinance on the reorganization of Bavaria into rural districts and independent cities of December 27, 1971
- ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 647 .
- ↑ www.gemeindeververzeichnis.de
- ^ Localities directory for the Free State of Bavaria, based on the census of June 16, 1925
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the German Reich 1940
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1952
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1961
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1973
- ^ Official register of places for Bavaria 1964