Moosbach (Upper Palatinate)

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Height :	499 m above sea level NHN
Area :	64.32 km 2
Residents:	2354 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	37 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	92709
Area code :	09656
License plate :	NEW, ESB , VOH
Community key :	09 3 74 137
Market structure:	37 districts
; Market administration address :	Brunnenstrasse 1 ; 92709 Moosbach
Website :	www.moosbach.de
Mayor :	Hermann Ach ( CSU )
Location of the Moosbach market in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district

Moosbach is a market in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab .

geography

Geographical location

Moosbach is located in the Upper Palatinate North planning region in the Upper Palatinate Forest , a low mountain range along the border between Bavaria and the Czech Republic . The market is located around twelve kilometers from the Czech border. The highest point in the municipality is the 771 m high iceberg near the village of Rückersrieth.

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities (clockwise) are Pleystein , Waidhaus , Eslarn , Oberviechtach , Teunz , Tännesberg , Vohenstrauß .

Vohenstrauss 6.5 km	Pleystein 6 km	Waidhaus 8.5 km
Tännesberg 9 km		Eslarn 7.4 km
Teunz 12 km	Oberviechtach 14.3 km	Oberviechtach 14.3 km

Community structure

The municipality of Moosbach has 37 districts:

In the town hall Moosbach no longer listed as inhabited: Mühlschleif , Tradlhof

history

Until the church is planted

center

View of Moosbach

The Moosbach market, first mentioned in 1147, has long belonged to the Amberg Rent Office and the Treswitz Regional Court of the Electorate of Bavaria . Moosbach owned the market rights with important proprietary rights. In 1809 the responsible regional court was relocated to Vohenstrauss . In 1818 the community came into being.

Incorporations

In 1939 part of the previously independent municipality of the Netherlands was incorporated. On January 1, 1971, Grobenstädt was added. Burgtreswitz followed on April 1, 1971. In 1972, the area of the municipality of Moosbach expanded to include Tröbes and parts of the dissolved municipality of Heumaden on January 1 and Etzgersrieth and parts of the dissolved municipality of Burkhardsrieth on July 1. With effect from August 1, 2013, some parcels of the previously unincorporated Michlbach area were added to Moosbach, which means an area increase of around 35 hectares. This additional area is vacant and uninhabited.

Population development

year	1840	1900	1939	1950	1961	1970	1987	1991	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015
Residents	3147	3221	2624	3092	2607	2641	2639	2790	2694	2678	2553	2487	2450

Between 1988 and 2018, the population fell from 2,628 to 2,370 by 258 or 9.8%.

politics

City council and mayor

In the legislative period from 2014 to 2020, the municipal council is composed as follows:

Party / list	CSU	SPD	UWG	FWU	total
Seats	6th	3	3	2	14th

Mayor is Hermann Ach (CSU).

Community finances

In 2011, the municipal tax revenue amounted to 1,031,000 euros, of which 191,000 euros were trade tax revenues (net).

coat of arms

Blazon: Divided and split above; above in black a red crowned, red armored golden lion and the Bavarian diamonds; below in silver growing from blue waves a bouquet of green leaves with three black moss ears.

The coat of arms has been known since 1543.

Attractions

Wieskirche Moosbach

Schloss Burg Treswitz , now owned by the municipality
The parish church of St. Peter and Paul is the successor to the parish church built between 1734 and 1738, which was destroyed by fire in 1848. It was built from 1850, the shell was completed in 1853. On August 30, 1859, Bishop Ignatius of Senestrey consecrated the new church, which received its clock tower in 1861. The equipment from that time was removed in the middle of the 20th century.
The Wies pilgrimage church, built between 1747 and 1769, is located on the northern outskirts of Moosbach. The miraculous image of the scourged Savior is based on the statue of the same name from the Wieskirche .

The spa park with an area of eight hectares
Hiking trails
Hammer Waltenrieth

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

According to official statistics, there were no employees at the place of work in the field of agriculture and forestry, 180 in the manufacturing sector and 38 in the trade and transport sector. In other economic sectors, 46 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were a total of 854 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There were two companies in the manufacturing sector and three in the construction sector. In 2010 there were also 113 farms with a total of 3405 ha of agricultural land, of which 1995 ha were arable land and 1396 ha were meadows and pastures.