Pfaffenhofen an der Roth

This article deals with the market in the Neu-Ulm district. For the district of the city of Roth, see Pfaffenhofen (Roth) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '  N , 10 ° 10'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Swabia
County :	New Ulm
Management Community :	Pfaffenhofen ad Roth
Height :	489 m above sea level NHN
Area :	42.67 km 2
Residents:	7243 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	170 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	89284
Area code :	07302
License plate :	NU, ILL
Community key :	09 7 75 143
Market structure:	15 parts of the community
Market administration address :	Kirchplatz 6 89284 Pfaffenhofen ad Roth
Website :	www.markt-pfaffenhofen.de
First Mayor :	Sebastian Sparwasser
Location of the Pfaffenhofen adRoth market in the Neu-Ulm district

Pfaffenhofen an der Roth (officially: Pfaffenhofen adRoth ) is a market in the Bavarian-Swabian district of Neu-Ulm and the seat of the Pfaffenhofen an der Roth administrative community .

geography

location

Pfaffenhofen is located in the Donau-Iller region in Central Swabia in the Roth valley . It is 16 km southeast of Ulm and 45 km north of Memmingen .

Neighboring communities

Pfaffenhofen borders the following municipalities (clockwise, starting in the north): Nersingen , Bibertal , Ichenhausen , non-municipality area Stoffenrieder Forst , Weißenhorn , Senden , Neu-Ulm and Holzheim .

Landscapes and districts

The municipality consists of 11 districts and has 15 officially named municipality parts (the type of settlement is indicated in brackets ):

Balmertshofen ( Kirchdorf ) Mountain ( village ) Beuren ( parish village ) Biberberg (Kirchdorf) Erbishofen (village) Kadeltshofen (Pfarrdorf) with Remmeltshofen (Kirchdorf)

Niederhausen (Kirchdorf) Pfaffenhofen ad Roth with Diepertshofen (Kirchdorf) Raunertshofen (Kirchdorf) Roth (Kirchdorf) with Hirbishofen (village) and Luippen ( hamlet ) Volkertshofen (village)

history

Chronicle of the Pfaffenhofen market

In 1982 an extensive chronicle of the Pfaffenhofen market was published in book form (276 pages).

Incorporations

On October 1, 1969, the previously independent municipality of Erbishofen was incorporated. It was the first reorganization measure in what was then the Neu-Ulm district. On January 1, 1972, Balmertshofen, Berg, Biberberg and Volkertshofen were added. Beuren, Kadeltshofen (with Remmeltshofen), Niederhausen, Raunertshofen and Roth (with Hirbishofen and Luippen) followed on May 1, 1978.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2019 the market grew from 5,960 to 7,243 by 1,283 inhabitants or 21.5%.

Pfaffenhofen village

• 1700: 0190 inhabitants
• 1835: 0270 inhabitants
• 1900: 0320 inhabitants
• 1939: 0420 inhabitants
• 1946: 0900 inhabitants
• 1959: 1250 inhabitants

Pfaffenhofen community (today's area)

• 1950: 4275 inhabitants
• 1961: 4110 inhabitants
• 1970: 4584 inhabitants
• 1978: 5350 inhabitants
• 1987: 5897 inhabitants
• 1991: 6229 inhabitants
• 1995: 6653 inhabitants
• 2000: 7000 inhabitants
• 2005: 7092 inhabitants
• 2010: 6965 inhabitants
• 2015: 7171 inhabitants
• 2016: 7210 inhabitants
• 2019: 7243 inhabitants

See also : Reign of Biberberg

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has 20 members plus the mayor. The last local elections resulted in the following allocation of seats:

	CSU	SPD	Green	FWG	WG Roth-Berg	Flat share Biberberg-Balmertshofen	total
2002	9	5	-	3	2	1	20 seats
2008	8th	5	-	4th	2	1	20 seats
2014	8th	4th	1	4th	2	1	20 seats
2020	7th	3	2	5	2	1	20 seats

mayor

Josef Walz (CSU) was the mayor from 1990 to 2020, and was last confirmed in office in 2014. Deputies were Erwin Stötter (CSU) (2nd Mayor) and Karlheinz Thoma (SPD) (3rd Mayor)

In the mayoral elections in March 2020, the previous mayor, Josef Walz, no longer stood for election. Sebastian Sparwasser (non-party) was elected as the new mayor.

coat of arms

The description of the coat of arms reads: "In blue on a green hill, a round, goalless silver pinnacle tower."

Culture and sights

Parish Church of St. Martin Pfaffenhofen

The pilgrimage site of Marienfried is to the east of Pfaffenhofen .

Museums

• Hermann Köhl Museum in the town hall

Regular events

• Mardi Gras parade (Mardi Gras Sunday)
• Market festival (beginning of July)
• Market run (beginning of October)
• Pubfest (July)

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Pfaffenhofen an der Roth

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

State roads 2020 and 2021 will cross in Pfaffenhofen. Furthermore, the place is connected to the surrounding communities via the NU 3 district road. The Donau-Iller local transport network with bus connections to the surrounding towns and cities connects the town to local public transport. The nearest airports are in Munich , Stuttgart and Memmingen .

Established businesses

• Wilhelm Egle GmbH
• Kräss Glascon
• MS tin
• NewTec

education

• Hermann-Köhl-Volksschule (elementary and secondary school)

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Elisabetha Gaßner (1747–1788), called the Black Lies ; Thief, prostitute and sackcloth
• Martin Span (1757–1840), Austrian educator and author
• Ludwig Seitz (1872–1961), gynecologist and obstetrician
• Fritz Kling (1879–1941), born in Beuren, member of the Reichstag (German Peasant Party)
• Franz Fischer (1889–1962), State Secretary, born in Kadeltshofen
• Hans Adalbert Schweigart (1900–1972), born in Biberberg, chemist and nutritionist
• Friedrich Wagner (* 1943), physicist
• Konrad Riggenmann (* 1952), teacher and author

People associated with the community

• Hermann Köhl (1888–1938), aviation pioneer, spent the last years of his life in his mother's hometown
• Siegfried Hupfauer (* 1941), mountaineer, he lives in the Beuren district

Honorary citizen

• Erwin Bürzle, Mayor
• Franz Fischer, State Secretary
• Franz S. Haltberger, pastor
• Martin Humpf, pastor
• Hermann Köhl (1888–1938), aviation pioneer
• Wilhelm Köhl (1859–1942), Lieutenant General
• Josef Matzke (1901–1979), papal house prelate and local researcher
• Franz Rupp (1887–1966), local politician, honorary citizen since 1960
• Herbert Schörnig, local politician
• Ludwig Seitz (1872–1961), medical professor and researcher, honorary citizen since 1942
• Anton Sontheimer (* 1872), medical councilor, honorary citizen since 1926
• Meinrad Stetter (1907–1967), mayor from 1957 to 1967

Web links

Commons : Pfaffenhofen an der Roth  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on the coat of arms of Pfaffenhofen an der Roth  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Pfaffenhofen an der Roth: 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 Pfaffenhofen an der Roth in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library, accessed on August 21, 2019.
3. ↑ Link to the chronicle of Markt Pfaffenhofen on the homepage of Markt Pfaffenhofen, .pdf, downloadable, approx. 15 MB
4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 540 .
5. ↑ ^{a b c} 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 790 .
6. ^ Website Pfaffenhofen: Municipal Council
7. ↑ Local council election Markt Pfaffenhofen 2020. Accessed April 1, 2020 . 
8. ↑ http://www.wahlen.bayern.de/kommunalwahlen/
9. ^ Homepage of the mayor. Retrieved May 2, 2020 . 
10. ↑ http://www.markt-pfaffenhofen.de/old/731/nachruf_buerzle.htm Markt Pfaffenhofen: Obituary Erwin Bürzle
11. ↑ http://www.markt-pfaffenhofen.de/old/731/franz_rupp.htm
12. ↑ http://www.markt-pfaffenhofen.de/old/731/ludwig_seitz.htm
13. ↑ http://www.markt-pfaffenhofen.de/old/731/anton_sontheimer.htm