Marktleugast

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 10 ′  N , 11 ° 38 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Franconia
County :	Kulmbach
Management Community :	Marktleugast
Height :	554 m above sea level NHN
Area :	33.89 km 2
Residents:	3113 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	92 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	95352
Area code :	09255
License plate :	KU, EBS , SAN
Community key :	09 4 77 138
Market structure:	25 districts
Market administration address :	Neuensorger Weg 10 95352 Marktleugast
Website :	www.marktleugast.de
Mayor :	Franz Uome ( CSU )
Location of the Marktleugast market in the district of Kulmbach

Marktleugast is a market in the district of Kulmbach ( Upper Franconia administrative region ) and the seat of the Marktleugast administrative community .

geography

Marktleugast

Geographical location

Marktleugast is located on the south-eastern edge of the Franconian Forest Nature Park . The Franconian Marienweg runs through the village .

Community structure

The municipality of Marktleugast is divided into 25 districts:

Agate mill Baiersbach Filshof Large rotary mill Hanauerhof Hermes Hinterrehberg

Hohenberg Hohenreuth Small rotary mill Kosermühle Man hall Marienweiher Marktleugast

Mittelrehberg Neuensorg Neuguttenberg Ösel Roth Steinbach Fir inn

Traindorf Vorderrehberg Weihermühle Zegastmühle

history

Until the 18th century

The first written mention of Marktleugast was in 1329. The place Marktleugast (formerly Lubigast) belonged to the Langheim monastery in the oldest times . This is documented in the decrees of Emperor Ludwig IV of 1329 and 1331, through which the abbots of Langheim were granted the right to exercise the blood court in Leugast . In 1384 Abbot Friedrich von Langheim sold Leugast to Prince-Bishop Lambert von Bamberg . Over time, Leugast came into the possession of the Rabenstein family. This family had a castle on the square where the church now stands. During the Reformation , some members of the family became Protestant and moved to their ancestral estates, Burg Rabeneck and Rabenstein near Waischenfeld , where this branch went out around 1618 after two young gentlemen from Rabenstein died of the leaves .

The Catholic members of the family stayed in Leugast and bequeathed their goods to the parish and the church in Leugast, as this branch of the Rabensteiner was also extinct. The castle was probably destroyed by the Swedes who lived in this area during the Reformation; a small church was built on its ruins. After this little church became too small with the increasing number of souls in the community and became dilapidated over time, the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Elector of Mainz, Lothar Franz von Schönborn , granted the Leugast community the permission to make “mild contributions” for the building of a new church collect.

church

The current church was completed between 1762 and 1782 and consecrated by Auxiliary Bishop Nitschke. The patrons of the church are the martyrs and apostles Bartholomew and Saint Martin . The church has a large ceiling painting with the fourteen helpers in need .

19th and 20th centuries

The revolution of 1848 brought with it many upheavals. In 1849, when the need grew, some who raised the money emigrated to America. In the middle of the 19th century, Marktleugast was repeatedly ravaged by severe fires. Towards the end of the century, technology and progress moved into Marktleugast. The first street lighting was installed in 1899 and the first aqueduct in 1901, partly with foundations from the citizens. The First World War claimed heavy casualties from Marktleugast. The women mastered the hard farm work alone.

Even the Second World War did not leave Marktleugast and its citizens unscathed; The occupation by foreign troops in particular was very difficult. The post-war period changed the composition and number of the population. A new settlement was built in the Mannsflur district for the displaced. A school was built there in 1956 and a Protestant church in 1959.

With the settlement of industry, trade and commerce, mainly the textile industry, and later also other branches of the economy, Marktleugast was able to decisively improve its original monostructure. Many citizens found work and bread in Marktleugast and its districts. The sewer system, street lighting and water supply have been considerably improved and in some cases newly created. An administrative community was formed with the Grafengehaig market. The joint administration was able to move into a new administration building in the town center in autumn 1981. The long-term efforts of Marktleugast Market to improve the infrastructure were confirmed by its recognition as a small center. Marktleugast is located in the Franconian Forest Nature Park and offers its residents and guests an extensive network of hiking trails in a varied landscape. The conditions in winter are especially ideal for cross-country skiing. The local clubs offer a rich program of sporting activities with football, handball, gymnastics and wrestling, shooting, fishing, model flying, chess and hiking.

Incorporations

On July 1, 1971, the previously independent community of Traindorf was incorporated. Marienweiher was added on January 1, 1977. Neuensorg followed on January 1, 1978, and Hohenberg on May 1, 1978.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the population fell from 3824 to 3139 by 685 or 17.9%. On December 31, 1993 the market had 4025 inhabitants.

politics

mayor

Franz Uome (CSU) has been mayor since 2014. His predecessors were Norbert Volk from 2008 to 2014 (free voters) and Manfred Huhs from 1984 to 2008 (free voters).

	2008	2014	Runoff election March 30, 2014
Purucker, Oswald (CSU)	39.75%	-	-
Uome, Franz (CSU)	-	39.05%	51.42%
Volk, Norbert (FW) from November 11, 2013 (WGM)	56.45%	40.95%	48.58%
Huber, Lothar (Citizens' Forum / FDP)	3.8%	-	-
Meisel, Reiner (Free Voters)	-	20.1%	-

Market council

For the 2014 municipal council elections, the Citizens' Forum / FDP and the SPD decided not to have their own list and the newly founded Marktleugast Voting Association (WGM) is standing for the first time.

The local elections in 2002, 2008 and 2014 led to the following allocation of seats in the municipal council:

	2002	2008	2014
Eligible to vote	03046	02941	02780
Voters	02352	02257	01987
voter turnout	077.2%	076.74%	070.76%

	2002	Seats	2008	Seats	11/11/2013	Seats	2014	Seats
CSU	35.5%	6th	34.73%	6th	34.73%	6th	35.64%	6th
Free voters	31.3%	6th	34.13%	6th	-	2	19.63%	3
SPD	9.8%	1	9.52%	1	9.52%	1	-	-
Hohenberger citizen community	10.1%	1	10.12%	2	10.12%	2	10.58%	2
Free voter community Neuensorg	06.0%	1	06.14%	1	06.14%	1	07.56%	1
Citizens' forum / FDP	07.3%	1	05.34%	0	05.34%	-	-	-
WGM / community of voters Marktleugast	-	-	-	-	-	4th	26.58%	4th
total	100%	16	100%	16	100%	16	100%	16

Community partnerships

 Hungary : Marktleugast has had a community partnership with Sankt Iwan bei Ofen / Pilisszentiván since 1988 . This partnership was initiated by Georg Bauer, who himself comes from St. Iwan and fled to Marktleugast.

Culture and sights

The Catholic parish and pilgrimage basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin in the Marienweiher monastery with its splendid furnishings is a sight . Marienweiher is one of the oldest pilgrimage sites in Germany and is visited by many believers every year.

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Marktleugast

Soil monuments

→ Main article : List of ground monuments in Marktleugast

literature

• Johann Kaspar Bundschuh : Marktleugast . In: Geographical Statistical-Topographical Lexicon of Franconia . tape 3 : I-Ne . Verlag der Stettinische Buchhandlung, Ulm 1801, DNB  790364301 , OCLC 833753092 , Sp. 448-449 ( digitized version ).
• Pleikard Joseph Stumpf : Marktleugast . In: Bavaria: a geographical-statistical-historical handbook of the kingdom; for the Bavarian people . Second part. Munich 1853, p. 642 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Marktleugast  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Marktleugast in the Topographia Franconiae (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Homepage of Marktleugast
• Baynet; Administrative community Marktleugast
• Entry on the coat of arms of Marktleugast  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Marktleugast: Official statistics of the LfStat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ^ Community Marktleugast in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on July 4, 2017.
3. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 574 .
4. ^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 693 .