Pilmersreuth am Wald

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Pilmersreuth am Wald
City of Tirschenreuth
Coordinates: 49 ° 54 ′ 23 "  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 44"  E
Height : 555 m
Incorporation : 1st January 1971
Incorporated into: Wondreb
Postal code : 95643
Area code : 09631
Pilmersreuth am Wald (Bavaria)
Pilmersreuth am Wald

Location of Pilmersreuth am Wald in Bavaria

Pilmersreuth am Wald is a district of the district town of Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate in the Tirschenreuth district . The village has its own volunteer fire department .

location

Pilmersreuth am Wald is about ten kilometers from Tirschenreuth in the historic Stiftland region . The village is located in the north of the Upper Palatinate Forest and is around 13 kilometers from the Bavarian-Czech border. The village of Großkonreuth is located south of Pilmersreuth, and the parish village of Wondreb is to the west .

history

The name Pilmersreuth first appeared in 1252 as Pilgrimsreut. The origin of the place name probably goes back to the clearing of a man named Pilgrim.

On January 1, 1971, Pilmersreuth am Wald was incorporated into the municipality of Wondreb. With this, the place came to Tirschenreuth on May 1, 1978.

Attractions

  • St. Maria field chapel, built around 1870; is now a listed building.

Infrastructure

District road 4 connects Pilmersreuth am Wald with the neighboring towns of Großkonreuth and Wondreb.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brunner Johann, Gleißner Max: History of the city of Tirschenreuth. 1933, reprinted in 1982, p. 530.
  2. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 580 .
  3. ^ 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. 663 .