Osseltshausen

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Osseltshausen
Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ 42 "  N , 11 ° 40 ′ 47"  E
Residents : 188  (1987)
Incorporation : January 1, 1976
Postal code : 84072
Area code : 08752
Osseltshausen (Bavaria)
Osseltshausen

Location of Osseltshausen in Bavaria

Catholic branch church of the Assumption
Catholic branch church of the Assumption

Osseltshausen is a district of the market Au in the Hallertau in Upper Bavaria . The church village is located in the Hallertau , the most important hop growing area in Germany.

history

The community of Osseltshausen, founded in 1818 with the community edict, comprised the village of Osseltshausen and the wastelands of Reith and Neuhub. On January 1, 1976, the community voluntarily joined the Au market in the Hallertau.

Economy and Infrastructure

The typical rural character is particularly evident in the numerous surrounding hop gardens in the tertiary hill country .

Culture and sights

The Catholic branch church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is essentially a late medieval hall building, which was converted to Baroque style in the 18th century. Osseltshausen is well known for its shepherd dance group.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 516 .