Wegscheid district

Basic data (as of 1972)
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Bavaria
Administrative headquarters :	Wegscheid
Area :	272.39 km 2
Residents:	24,860 (May 27, 1970)
Population density :	91 inhabitants per km 2
License plate :	PATH
Circle key :	09 2 51
Circle structure:	26 municipalities
District Administrator :	Robert Muthmann
Location of the district of Wegscheid in Bavaria

The district of Wegscheid belonged to the Bavarian administrative district of Lower Bavaria . Its former area is now part of the Passau district .

geography

Important places

The most populous communities were Hauzenberg , Wegscheid , Untergriesbach and Obernzell .

Neighboring areas

In 1972 the district bordered the Wolfstein district in the north and the Passau district in the west . In the east and south it bordered Austria ( Upper Austria ).

history

district Court

After the establishment of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1806 was in the course of administrative restructuring of Bavaria , the district court built Wegscheid and the lower Danube Circle slammed with capital Passau.

In 1838 the Lower Danube District was renamed the District of Lower Bavaria ; it corresponded to the administrative district . The district capital was moved to Landshut.

District Office

The Wegscheid district office followed the Wegscheid district court of the older order in 1862. Eight municipalities switched to the Wolfstein district office.

On January 1, 1880, the Wegscheid district office was dissolved and assigned to the Passau district office.

In 1888 this amalgamation was reversed and the Wegscheid district office was rebuilt.

district

On January 1, 1939, the uniform designation Landkreis was introduced in the German Reich . So the district office became the district of Wegscheid.

On July 1, 1972, the districts of Wegscheid and Griesbach im Rottal as well as many communities from the district of Vilshofen were assigned to the district of Passau as part of the regional reform in Bavaria .

Population development

year	Residents	source
1864	17,792
1900	16,934
1910	17,691
1925	18,554
1939	18,820
1950	25,119
1960	23,000
1971	25,000

District administrators

Georg Stelmaszyk (1945–1946)
Rudolf Beer (1946–1952)
Karl Donderer (1952–1964)
Robert Muthmann (1964–1972)

Communities

Before the beginning of the Bavarian territorial reform, the district of Wegscheid comprised 26 communities:

(→ today's congregation)

Breitenberg
Ederlsdorf (→ Obernzell)
Eidenberg (→ Wegscheid)
Gegenbach (→ Breitenberg)
Germannsdorf (→ Hauzenberg)
Gollnerberg (→ Breitenberg)
Gottsdorf (→ Untergriesbach)
Hauzenberg (market)
Jahrdorf (→ Hauzenberg)
Kasberg (→ Wegscheid)
Lämmersdorf (→ Untergriesbach)
Messnerschlag (→ Wegscheid)
Möslberg (→ Wegscheid)

Oberneureuth (→ suns)
Obernzell (market)
Oberötzdorf (→ Untergriesbach)
Raßreuth (→ Hauzenberg)
Schaibing (→ Untergriesbach)
Schönberg (→ Breitenberg)
to sunbathe
Thalberg (→ Wegscheid)
Thurnreuth (→ Wegscheid)
Untergriesbach (market)
Wegscheid (market)
Wildenranna (→ Wegscheid)
Windpassing (→ Hauzenberg)

coat of arms

Blazon : "Over a golden shield base , inside a bowl-shaped black wicker basket, split by silver and red, in front a soaring red wolf , behind a silver bar."

License Plate

On July 1, 1956, the district was assigned the distinctive sign WEG when the vehicle registration number that is still valid today was introduced . It was issued until April 28, 1973.

literature

Günther U. Müller: Our district of Wegscheid . Verlag Bild & Druck, Munich 1970.

Individual evidence

^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 590 .
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 97 .
^ 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. 626 .
^ Eugen Hartmann: Statistics of the Kingdom of Bavaria . Ed .: Royal Bavarian Statistical Bureau. Munich 1866, population figures of the district offices 1864 ( digitized version ).
↑ ^a ^b 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

[1] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 590 .

[2] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 97 .

[3] 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. 626 .

[4] Eugen Hartmann: Statistics of the Kingdom of Bavaria . Ed .: Royal Bavarian Statistical Bureau. Munich 1866, population figures of the district offices 1864 ( digitized version ).

[gvz-5] www.gemeindeververzeichnis.de

[6] Localities directory for the Free State of Bavaria, based on the census of June 16, 1925

[7] Statistical Yearbook for the German Reich 1940

[8] Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1952

[9] Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1961

[10] Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1973

[11] Official register of places for Bavaria 1964