Lichtenegg (Birgland)

Lichtenegg is a district of the municipality Birgland in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria .

Lichtenegg community Birgland Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 49 ″  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 40 ″  E
Height :	533-585 m above sea level NHN
Incorporation :	1972
Postal code :	92262
Lichtenegg with castle ruins

location

Lichtenegg is located in the north-western part of the municipality. To the east of Lichtenegg is the district of Tannnlohe ( Birgland ), to the west is Guntesrieth ( Pommelsbrunn , Middle Franconia ), to the northwest is Haunritz ( Weigendorf ), to the northeast is Högen (Weigendorf) and to the south is Fürnried (Birgland).

history

In the 1720s, Johann Philipp Jakob von Preysing built a mansion and five houses for his subjects below Lichtenegg Castle in what is now the village . That is why he can also be seen as the founder of Lichtenegg. In 1715 the last of Preysing on Lichtenegg sold Johann Georg Lichtenegg to the sovereign prince in Sulzbach, Duke Theodor . In 1730 Baron Johann Friedrich von Wurmrauscher bought Lichtenegg. From 1755, the Prince of Sulzbach took over Lichtenegg. From now on Lichtenegg was ruled by the state officials in Sulzbach and Amberg (later Regensburg ). The lordly buildings in the village, the so-called castle courtyard with manor house, were bought by the farmers Scharrer und Mörtel. The castle hill with the ruins became the property of the local community and later became the property of the community of Birgland .

Lichtenegg was founded in 1972 as a district of Altgemeinde Fürnried in the community Birgland incorporated .

Lichtenegg castle ruins

See: Lichtenegg castle ruins (Birgland)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Birgland municipality | Districts. Accessed June 9, 2020 (German). 

Web links

Commons : Lichtenegg (Birgland)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files