Nagel (Fichtel Mountains)

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Franconia
County :	Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains
Management Community :	Tröstau
Height :	593 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.79 km 2
Residents:	1692 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	217 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	95697
Area code :	09236
License plate :	WUN, MAK, REH , SEL
Community key :	09 4 79 138
Community structure:	9 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Wunsiedler Str. 25 ; 95697 Nagel
Website :	www.erholorts-nagel.de
Mayor :	Helmut Voit ( CSU )
Location of the community of Nagel in the district of Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains

Nagel (Bavarian: Nogl) is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains , a member of the Tröstau administrative community and a state-approved resort .

geography

Nagel lies on the south side of the inner Fichtelgebirge between Kossine and Hoher Matze and forms the southern cornerstone there. The Gregnitz flows through the place, which is on the state road 2665 Tröstau - Kemnath .

Community structure

Nagel consists of a total of nine districts :

history

Nagel was mentioned for the first time around 1200 in a tithe index of the Reichenbach am Regen monastery . From the 13th century onwards, today's municipal area belonged to the Dukes of Bavaria and in 1329 came to the Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach . In a border treaty of 1536, the area around Nagel was divided into two parts. Since then, the larger part has belonged to Bavaria-Palatinate , the smaller with half the village of Reichenbach, which is now part of the municipality, to the Margraviate of Bayreuth . In 1803 the whole village came to the Prussian principality of Bayreuth . In 1810 the municipality became Bavarian .

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018, the population decreased from 1,796 to 1,722 by 74 inhabitants or 4.1%.

politics

After the 2020 election, including the mayor, the municipal council has 13 members:

CSU : 8
SPD : 3
CWG: 2

Theo Bauer (CSU) was mayor of the community of Nagel from September 1994 to April 2020. Helmut Voit (CSU) has been the first mayor since May 1, 2020.

Culture and sights

Churches and figures of saints

Catholic parish church Maria Rosenkranzkönigin

Built in 1894/95, renovated in 1986; with late Gothic wooden figure Madonna and Child from 1470; Crucifixion behind the altar, rosary queen on the choir arch

Trinity Church

(Old church); mentioned in a document in 1740, later expanded; Late baroque interior, well worth seeing

St. Nepomuk figure

on the Gregnitzbrücke; around 1773

Architectural monuments

Leisure time

To the north of the municipality is the Nagler See , which is popular for leisure and sports. There is a Kneipp facility on its banks ; You can fish in certain places .

“Das Teutsche Paradeiß” is a hiking trail around Nagel, which is divided into three routes, is intended to bring visitors closer to nature and leads through all the districts. It is looked after by the Fichtelgebirgsverein and was financed by the European Union , among other things .

The fragrance and butterfly garden, the time and adventure garden and the house of herbs are well worth seeing in the “herbal village Nagel”.

Soil monuments

See: List of soil monuments in Nagel (Fichtelgebirge)

Individual evidence

↑ "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 ).

↑ Map of the Fichtelgebirge with drawn nail

↑ Bavarian State Library.

^ Tröstau administrative community

↑ Map of the hiking trail “Das Teutsche Paradeiß” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2
↑ Natur- und Kräuterdorfverein Nagel eV: Kräuterdorf Nagel , accessed on March 22, 2020.
↑ Adventure Villages : Herbal Village Nagel , accessed on March 22, 2020.