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 |
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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
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 55, 2010.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik issue 48, 2009.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 53, 2009.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 58, 2011.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 41, 2006.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 72.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 201.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 35, 2005.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 32, 2005.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 199.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 44, 2007.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 1, 2000.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 223.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 2, 2000.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 47, 2008.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 21, 2002.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 37, 2006.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 1, 1999.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 15, 2002.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 296.
- ↑ Pfrontener Flurnamen p. 455 and Pfronten Mosaik Heft 33, 2005.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 2, 1999.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 204.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 83.
- ^ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 3, 1999.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 235.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 12, 2001.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 52, 2009.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 59, 2012.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 45, 2007.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 49, 2008.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 143.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 60, 2012.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 51, 2009.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 39, 2006.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 40, 2006.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 57, 2011.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 50, 2009.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 297.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 370.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Heft 8, 2001.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 38, 2006.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Issue 53, 2009.
- ↑ Pfronten Mosaik Volume 34, 2005.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 274.
- ↑ Pfrontener field names p. 188.
- ↑ 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 .