List of street names in Pfronten

The list of Pfronten street names lists the street names of all districts of Pfronten and explains their origin.

Street name	District	origin of the name
Achtalstrasse	Steinach	named after the Akhtal, which is drained by the "Dürre Ach"; leads to Grän in Tyrol
Achweg	Meilingen	named after the river "Faule Ach", along which it runs
Adolf-Haff-Weg	Cheers	named after Adolf Haff (1844–1925), councilor and benefactor of the community
Allgäuer Strasse	Ried / Berg	named after the name of the Allgäu region
Alpengartenweg	Steinach	named after a garden with alpine flowers (laid out around 1960)
At the Angerbach	reed	named after the field name "Anger" in the Röfleuten district
At the Gässele	Kreuzegg	named after the Kreuzegger cattle drive path (= alley)
At the Hörnle	mountain	named after a prominent hill ("Hörnle") west of the parish church
At the spa gardens	Cheers	named after a park that was gradually expanded for those seeking relaxation after 1900
At the Lerchenrain	Weissbach	Path on a hill ("Rain"); preferred abode of larks ??
On the moss	reed	named after the "Berger Moos", a swamp area
On the sunny slope	Meilingen	named after its sunny location on the Meilinger slope
At the Tränkbach	Steinach	named after a body of water where cattle could be watered
At the pond	Village	named after the artificially created "Dorfer Weiher" before 1524
At the Wiesele	Weissbach	Field name; named after a small meadow
On the meadow slope	Meilingen	named after the (former) meadows on the Meilinger slope; Location of the Pfronten alpine pool
On the Vils	reed	named after the river Vils along which the road runs
On the breadth	Weissbach	old field name; here denotes a large parcel, perhaps the location of a lost yard
On the Geigerhalde	Weissbach	Field name since 1629; a heap, which is specified by the family name Geiger (first detectable in Pfronten in 1398)
On the heart	Kreuzegg	old field name; Origin unknown
Auricle path	Steinach	named after the genus auricle
Bachweg	Steinach	named after a small body of water
Badstrasse	Steinach	named after the former swimming pool to which the street led
Bäckerweg	Steinach	named after a bakery that existed here from at least the 1st half of the 18th century until around 1970
Bahnhofstrasse	reed	named after the Pfronten-Ried train station, built in 1895
Berger Moosweg	Weissbach	named after the "Berger Moos", a swamp area
Birch path	reed	named after the genus birch
Bitzweg	mountain	Old field name: "Bitz" means smaller accumulation of water.
Bläsesweg	Cheers	named after the grinding mill of Blasius (Babel)
Flower Street	Steinach
Brauerweg	Weissbach	named after a brewery in the former inn "Rößle"
Breitenbergstrasse	Steinach	Mountain name
Brentenjochstrasse	Village	Mountain name
Brother George Way	Kreuzegg	named after Andreas Erhart from Kreuzegg; † in the call of holiness 1762 in Frascati
Brunnenweg	Kreuzegg	named after the location of the village fountain
Buchbrunnenweg	reed	old field name; "Buchbrunnen" = spring lying in a group of beeches
Buchenweg	Weissbach	named after the plant genus beech
Mayor Franz-Keller-Strasse	Chapel	named after Mayor Franz Keller (* 1900– † 1966)
Bgm.-Haff-Strasse	Kreuzegg	named after Martin Haff, mayor of Pfronten from 1935 to 1945 (sponsor of the Dornier settlement in Kreuzegg)
Bgm.-Schallhammer-Weg	Weissbach	named after Mayor Franz Schallhammer (* 1864– † 1940)
Burgweg	Meilingen	named after Falkenstein Castle , for which this path was probably built
Dahlia path	reed	named after the genus dahlias
Lid-Maho-Strasse	Steinach	named after the company Deckel-Maho ( DMG Mori Aktiengesellschaft )
Village path	Village	named after the district of Dorf
Dornierstrasse	Kreuzegg	named after the Dornier company, which promoted the construction of workers' houses in the so-called Dornier settlement in Kreuzegg
Dr.-Hezner-Strasse	reed	named after Dr. Adolf Hezner (* 1868– † 1955), friend and sponsor of the Pfronten community
Dr.-Hiller-Strasse	reed	named after Dr. Josef Hiller (* 1866– † 1939), general practitioner in Pfronten and patron of the community
Dr. Kohnle Way	reed	named after Dr. Ludwig Kohnle (* 1856– † 1930), pastor in Pfronten and builder of the Pfronten orphanage
Throttle path	reed	named after the bird species thrushes
Edelsberweg	Röfleuten / Halden	Mountain name
Catch path	Röfleuten	old field name, named after a fenced area that was later distributed among the jurists as "Lus".
Einsteinweg	Steinach	Mountain name
Enzianstrasse	Steinach	named after the genus gentians
Falkensteinweg	Meilingen	Mountain name
Hallway	Steinach	used to lead to the Steinacher corridor
Spring road	Cheers	named after the season
Fuchswegele	Röfleuten	Path that foxes used in the past ??
Füssener Strasse	Weißbach / Kreuzegg	leads to Füssen
Garden path	reed	named after the earlier community gardens to which the path stretched
Gladly	Weissbach	named after the field name "Geren" for plots that are often wedge-shaped due to the bends of water
Giessbachweg	Cheers	named after a canal that was created to drive the water wheels of a mill (here: Bläsismühle)
Gipsmühlweg	Steinach	named after the abandoned gypsum mills on the works canal of the Dürren Ach
Gschönweg	Village	named after the field name "Gschin" (= "shadow hole"?)
Gundweg	Röfleuten	named after the field name "Gund"
Haldenweg	Röfleuten	named after the district Halden or after Halde = hill
Hansmarte way	mountain	named after Hans Martin Hitzelberger (* 1890– † 1963), a Pfrontener original
Höhenweg	Berg / Weißbach	named after the field name "Höhe"
In the Kreuzacker	Weissbach	old field name; named after a (lost) cross that gave the field its name
In the Lehengund	reed	named after a hall, which was originally a possession of Pfrontener Rechtler was
In Lus	Röfleuten	named after a part of the common land of a district that was privatized, divided into individual plots and then distributed to the local lawyers by lot (= "Lus")
In Oberried	reed	Field name of the plots above (= west) of the Riedfeld ("Im Riedfeld")
In the Riedfeld	reed	Field name of the fields and meadows in the Ried district
Jagdhausweg	Cheers	named after the hunting quarters of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
Josbergweg	Weissbach	Mountain name
Kahlerweg	Röfleuten	Mountain name; Schönkahler = (dialect) "bald"
Kapellenweg	Röfleuten	named after the chapel of St. Johann Evangelist
Kappeler Strasse	Chapel	Name of the B 309 in the Kappel district
Kemptener Strasse	Weissbach	leads to Kempten (B 309)
Kienbergstrasse	Village	Mountain name
Kirchenweg	reed	Path of all Pfrontener south of the Vils to the parish church
Church walkways	mountain	Part of the old country road that climbs up to the parish church
Kirchweg	Steinach	named after the subsidiary church St. Michael
King Ludwig Way	Meilingen	named after King Ludwig II ; wanted to build a castle on the Falkenstein
Kohlstattweg	Steinach	Location of a kiln for the production of charcoal
Kolpingstrasse	Kreuzegg	named after Adolph Kolping
Hospital Street	reed	named after the St. Vinzenz Hospital
Krebenweg	Kreuzegg	old field name; "Krebe" = enclosed property
Kreuzleweg	Chapel	named after a (no longer present) cross
Crocus path	Steinach	named after the genus crocuses
Ladehofstrasse	reed	named after the former storage and reloading area of ​​the Pfronten-Ried train station
Lenzenmühlenweg	Meilingen	named after the abandoned grinder of Lorenz ("Lenz") Weiß (* 1674– † 1722)
Liboriusstrasse	reed	named after Liborius Scholz (* 1850– † 1916), plumber and author of a chronicle of Pfronten
Lindenweg	Weissbach	named after the plant genus Linden
Ludwig-Eberle-Weg	reed	named after Ludwig Eberle (* 1905– † 2000), local poet and author of the Pfrontener Heimatlied
Malerweg	Weissbach	named after the painter Alois Keller (* 1788; † 1866)
Painter's angle	mountain	named after its "picturesque" location?
Manzenweg	Meilingen	named after "Manze", the former name of the Falkenstein
Margeritenweg	reed	named after the genus daisies
Martin-Hörmann-Strasse	reed	named after the mayor Johann Martin Hörmann (* 1761– † 1842)
Meilinger Strasse	reed	leads to the district of Meilingen
Mesnerweg	mountain	named after the former sacristan's estate on this path
Michael-Babel-Strasse	Steinach	named after Michael Babel (* 1897– † 1970)
Medium Lus	Röfleuten	see under "In Lus"!
Medium Hauswang	Steinach	named after the old field name "Hauswang", first mentioned in 1496
Moosmühlweg	Rehbichel	named after the "Moosmühle" which was broken off at the beginning of the 20th century
Mühlenbichelweg	Steinach	named after the former gypsum mills (see Gipsmühlweg!) in Steinach; no pronounced "Bichel" (= hill)
Mühlweg	Steinach	named after the former grinding and gypsum mills (see Gipsmühlweg!) in Steinach
New way	Meilingen	"Newly" laid path on the route of the former Meilinger cattle drive
Upper Lus	Röfleuten	see under "In Lus"!
Upper house cheek	Steinach	see under "Middle Hauswang"!
Anyway	Cheers	used to open up the fields in the "Ob"
Öscher way	Ösch	leads from Ösch to the Achtalstraße
Panorama path	Meilingen	named because of its panoramic view of the Pfrontener mountains
Peter-Heel-Strasse	reed	named after the sculptor Peter Heel (1696–1767)
Quellenweg	Steinach	named after sources that came to light here?
Rappenschrofenweg	Cheers	Mountain name
Rehbichler way	Weissbach	leads to the district Rehbichel
Ressestrasse	Weissbach	old field name for an area in which flax was "roasted" (= made crumbly)
Riedweg	reed	named after the district of Ried, where he developed some houses
Rissbachweg	Röfleuten	named after a torrent that flows down from the Edelsberg
Röfleuter way	Weissbach	leads to the Röfleuten district
Römerweg - North	Steinach	Name only passed down in the vernacular; probably not a real Roman road
Römerweg - South	Steinach	The road was cut in two through the site of the Deckel-Maho company; see Römerweg - North
Roessleweg	Weissbach	named after the former brewery "Rößle" (see also "Brauerweg"!)
Roßbergweg	Steinach	Mountain name
Rosenweg	reed	named after the plant genus roses
Rudolf-Wetzer-Strasse	Cheers	named after Rudolf Wetzer (* 1881– † 1958), industrialist in Pfronten
Singer way	Chapel	named after the singing group "Kappeler Sänger"
Sefreweg	Steinach	named after Severin Wetzer (* 1683– † 1756), innkeeper at "Sefre" (now Gasthof Löwen)
Sunny spot	Meilingen	named after the sunny location; formerly the location of an imperial labor camp
Sonnenweg	Weissbach	named after the sunny location with a panoramic view
Sorgschrofenweg	reed	Mountain name
Spitzweg	Kreuzegg	old field name for a tapering parcel
Scheiberweg	Steinach	named after a parcel at the foot of the Breitenberg
Shooting range path	Kreuzegg	named after the shooting range of the Pfronten shooting range
Schlickestrasse	Cheers	Mountain name
Schönblickweg	Kreuzegg	named after the panoramic view
Schützenstrasse	Kreuzegg	(see "Shooting Range Path"!)
way to school	Village / Ösch	named after the former "Steinacher" elementary school
Schwarzwandweg	Steinach	named after a dark rock face on the northern slope of the Breitenberg
Schweingger way	Rehbichel	leads to Schweingg (Eisenberg municipality)
Stapferweg	Village	named after the Stapf family of artists from Pfronten
Steinebachweg	Chapel	named after a torrent that carries a lot of debris (stones) with it
Steinrumpelweg	Meilingen	old field name in the area of ​​the roundabout (B 310) and Meilinger Straße
Job path	Röfleuten	named after the place where the cattle "stand" in front of the fence around the farmland
Striblweg	mountain	old field name; first mentioned 1645
Theaterstrasse	reed	named after a (former) movie theater on this street
Tiroler Strasse	Heitlern / Dorf / Ösch / Steinach	leads to Tyrol
Tulip path	reed	named after the genus tulips
Lower Lus	Röfleuten	see "In Lus"!
Lower house cheek	Steinach	see "Middle Hauswang"!
Unterriedweg	reed	named after the corridor below the Ried district
Vilstalstrasse	reed	leads into the valley of the Vils
Waldwinkelweg	Chapel	named after a (formerly remote) parcel of land in a wood
Path length	Heitlern / village / Ösch	old field name for fields along the original country road from Ösch to Vilsbrücke
Weidachweg	reed	named after the originally wet and willowed areas to the left and right of the Vils and Dürren Ach
Meadow path	Meilingen / Ried	Footpath; leads through a meadow area
Winkelweg	Village / Ösch	"Winkel" = field name for remote fields; here: quiet residential area?
Zeller Strasse	Kreuzegg	leads to the village of Zell (municipality of Eisenberg)
Central School Path	Cheers	named after the central school (elementary school) for Pfronten, which was inaugurated in 1956
Zerlachweg	Röfleuten	old field name for a forest area temporarily in the spell was laid
Z Firmenweg	Steinach	named after the plant genus stone pine , dialect "Zirme"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 55, 2010.
2. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik issue 48, 2009.
3. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 53, 2009.
4. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 58, 2011.
5. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 41, 2006.
6. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 72.
7. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 201.
8. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 35, 2005.
9. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 32, 2005.
10. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 199.
11. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 44, 2007.
12. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 1, 2000.
13. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 223.
14. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 2, 2000.
15. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 47, 2008.
16. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 21, 2002.
17. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 37, 2006.
18. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 1, 1999.
19. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 15, 2002.
20. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 296.
21. ↑ Pfrontener Flurnamen p. 455 and Pfronten Mosaik Heft 33, 2005.
22. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 2, 1999.
23. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 204.
24. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 83.
25. ^ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 3, 1999.
26. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 235.
27. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 12, 2001.
28. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 52, 2009.
29. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 59, 2012.
30. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 45, 2007.
31. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 49, 2008.
32. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 143.
33. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 60, 2012.
34. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 51, 2009.
35. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 39, 2006.
36. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 40, 2006.
37. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 57, 2011.
38. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 50, 2009.
39. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 297.
40. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 370.
41. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 8, 2001.
42. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 38, 2006.
43. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 53, 2009.
44. ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 34, 2005.
45. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 274.
46. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 188.
47. ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 214.

literature

• Bertold Pölcher: Where our streets get their names from . In: Pfronten Mosaik - information and news (municipality Pfronten) 1999-.
• Thaddäus Steiner / Bertold Pölcher, Pfrontener Flurnamen , Gemeinde Pfronten (ed.) 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-032977-7 .