Pilsach

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate
Management Community :	Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate
Height :	445 m above sea level NHN
Area :	47.65 km 2
Residents:	2854 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	60 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	92367
Area code :	09181
License plate :	NM, PAR
Community key :	09 3 73 153
Community structure:	27 districts
Association administration address:	Bahnhofstrasse 12 ; 92318 Neumarkt idOPf.
Website :	www.pilsach.de
Mayor :	Andreas Truber ( CSU )
Location of the municipality of Pilsach in the Neumarkt district in the Upper Palatinate

Pilsach is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate and a member of the administrative community Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate .

geography

Geographical location

The village of Pilsach is located in the Upper Palatinate Jura , the Upper Palatinate part of the Franconian Alb, also known as the Franconian Jura . It is located in the Pilsach valley, which flows through the community and flows into the Schwarzach north of Neumarkt . The Ottenberg rises to the west .

Community structure

Pilsach has 27 officially named municipal parts :

There are the following districts : Dietkirchen, Laaber, Litzlohe, Oberwiesenacker , Pfeffertshofen, Pilsach.

history

Until the church is planted

Pilsach belonged to the Amberg Rent Office and the Pfaffenhofen Regional Court of the Electorate of Bavaria . The Lords of Orban owned an open court market here . In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .

Incorporations

On July 1, 1972, the previously independent communities Litzlohe and Pfeffertshofen were incorporated. On January 1, 1978 Dietkirchen and Laaber were added. The smaller part of the dissolved municipality of Oberwiesenacker followed on May 1, 1978.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018, the municipality grew from 2230 to 2802 inhabitants or by 25.7%.

politics

Municipal council

Since the last local election on March 15, 2020 with a voter turnout of 76.4%, the local council has consisted of seven councilors from the CSU, 5 councilors from the group “Christian voter community / free voters” and 2 councilors from the Pilsach citizens' list.

coat of arms

Blazon: In gold over two diagonally crossed black scatter forks, a red crowned and red armored half black lion with a red sword through throat and head.

The coat of arms has been used since 1978.

Attractions

Pilsach Church of St. Peter and Paul

Pilsach Castle (one of those castles where Kaspar Hauser was supposedly imprisoned in his childhood and youth)
Fortified church of St. Peter and Paul
Cemetery in Dietkirchen (instead of tombstones, only wrought-iron crosses are used in the cemetery, which is planted with roses).
Wind power plants near Laaber

Wind farm

Three REpower 3.2M114 wind turbines with a hub height of 143 m and a rotor diameter of 114 m are under construction.

Sons and daughters

Johann Baptist Lehner (1890–1971), priest, local researcher and diocesan archivist in Regensburg, was born in Litzlohe.
Ludwig Rudolf von Senft zu Pilsach (1681–1718), Saxon legation councilor, cathedral provost and hymn poet
Carina Dengler (* 1994), German actress and singer

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 ).
^ Community of Pilsach in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on May 26, 2020.
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 533 .
^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 649 and 650 .
^ Bavarian State Office for Statistics

Web links

Commons : Pilsach - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Entry on the coat of arms of Pilsach in the database of the House of Bavarian History

Pilsach: Official statistics of the LfStat

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-BY-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 of Pilsach in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on May 26, 2020.

[3] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 533 .

[4] 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 649 and 650 .

[5] Bavarian State Office for Statistics