Oberlangheim

Oberlangheim City of Lichtenfels Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 50 ″ N , 11 ° 5 ′ 39 ″ E
Height :	375 (361-410) m
Area :	3.11 km²
Residents :	237 (Nov. 2019)
Population density :	76 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1978
Postal code :	96215
Area code :	09576
	Well in Oberlangheim

Oberlangheim is a district of the Upper Franconian town of Lichtenfels and a district in the Lichtenfels district .

geography

The church village is about seven kilometers south of Lichtenfels on the LIF 22 district road near the Vierzehnheiligen basilica .

The only place in the Oberlangheim district is the church village of the same name. The neighboring markings are Langheim , Uetzing and Grundfeld .

history

Oberlangheim was first mentioned in 1096 with Arnold, son of Wickers "de Lancheim". Another documentary mention was in 1249 in a confirmation of the ownership of Langheim Abbey as "de Oberen Lanckheym". Until 1803 the place belonged as a parish to the monastery, until this was dissolved in the course of secularization . With the community edict, the village , which had 181 inhabitants at the time, formed its own community from 1818 onwards.

In 1950 Oberlangheim had an area of 311.34 hectares , 267 inhabitants and 46 residential buildings. On January 1, 1978 Oberlangheim was incorporated into the city of Lichtenfels.

The landfill of the Lichtenfels and Kronach districts, which was closed in 2005, is located at the Schwedenschanze in a former quarry southeast of Oberlangheim. Almost two million cubic meters of industrial and household waste were disposed of there for 33 years.

Attractions

Chapel of St. Michael

Section fortification of the Schwedenschanze
The St. Michael Chapel was built in 1907. On October 24, 1909, it was designated by the Bamberg Cathedral Chapter Friedrich Karl Hümmer. The church, consecrated to St. Michael the Archangel, contains the former high altar of the Sepultur chapel of the Langheim monastery. The parapet organ dates from around 1850.

In the list of architectural monuments in Lichtenfels (Upper Franconia) , three architectural monuments are identified for Oberlangheim .

Others

The parish fair is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in October.

Web links

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

Oberlangheim on the website of the city of Lichtenfels
Oberlangheim in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library

Individual evidence

↑ Population statistics for our districts. Lichtenfels community, November 1, 2019, accessed May 26, 2020 .
^ Dieter George: Lichtenfels; The old circle . Historical book of place names of Bavaria. Upper Franconia. Volume 6: Lichtenfels. Commission for Bavarian State History, Munich 2008, ISBN 978 3 7696 6862 9 . P. 78
↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Official place directory for Bavaria - edited on the basis of the census of September 13, 1950 . Issue 169 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1952, DNB 453660975 , Section II, Sp. 960 ( digitized version ).
↑ Andreas Welz: “Can't we put it off the back burner” . www.obermain.de, May 8, 2013

[Einwohner-1] Population statistics for our districts. Lichtenfels community, November 1, 2019, accessed May 26, 2020 .

[George-2] Dieter George: Lichtenfels; The old circle . Historical book of place names of Bavaria. Upper Franconia. Volume 6: Lichtenfels. Commission for Bavarian State History, Munich 2008, ISBN 978 3 7696 6862 9 . P. 78

[3] Bavarian State Statistical Office (ed.): Official place directory for Bavaria - edited on the basis of the census of September 13, 1950 . Issue 169 of the articles on Bavaria's statistics. Munich 1952, DNB 453660975 , Section II, Sp. 960 ( digitized version ).

[4] Andreas Welz: “Can't we put it off the back burner” . www.obermain.de, May 8, 2013