Pirk

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Management Community :	Umbrella seat
Height :	397 m above sea level NHN
Area :	26.17 km 2
Residents:	1878 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	72 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	92712
Area code :	0961
License plate :	NEW, ESB , VOH
Community key :	09 3 74 146
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Main street 12 ; 92718 umbrella seat
Website :	www.gemeinde-pirk.de
Mayor :	Dietmar Schaller (Free Voters)
Location of the municipality of Pirk in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Pirk (2012)

Pirk is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab and a member of the administrative association Schirmitz .

geography

Geographical location

Pirk is located in the Upper Palatinate North planning region .

Community structure

The municipality of Pirk has eleven districts:

There are the following districts : Engleshof, Enzenrieth, Pirk, Au, Gleitsmühle, Hochdorf, Matzlesberg, Pirkerziegelhütte, Pirkmühle, Pischeldorf, Zeissau.

history

Until the church is planted

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1092. Since 1349/52 Pirk belonged to the Landgraviate of Leuchtenberg (or later to the Leuchtenberg court) and from 1646 was part of the Electorate of Bavaria . The barons of Riesenfeld owned an open Hofmark here , the seat of which was Pirk. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria , today's municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818 .

Incorporations

On January 1, 1972, the previously independent municipality of Enzenrieth was incorporated. On May 1, 1978, parts of the dissolved Engleshof parish were added.

Population development

1961: 1233 inhabitants
1970: 1602 inhabitants
1987: 1629 inhabitants
1991: 1648 inhabitants
1995: 1759 inhabitants
2000: 1865 inhabitants
2005: 1937 inhabitants
2010: 1794 inhabitants
2015: 1819 inhabitants

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 1624 to 1840 by 216 inhabitants or 13.3% of the population.

politics

mayor

Mayor is Michael Bauer (Free Voters). In 2002 he succeeded Georg Stahl (CSU), who held the office from 1972 to 2002.

coat of arms

Blazon: A green birch with roots in gold, the trunk of which has a silver shield with a blue bar on top.

The coat of arms has been used since 1973.

Culture and sights

Chapel Maria, the knot loosener
Enzenrieth Castle , castle building from the 17th century

Architectural monuments

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

Important local businesses are the industrial company Constantia Hueck Folien and the Pirker Brauhaus (the latter has been sold to the Würth Brewery, Windischeschenbach since 06.2013).

In 1998, according to official statistics, there were 754 in the manufacturing industry and in the trade and transport sector no employees subject to social insurance contributions at the place of work. There were a total of 650 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There was one company in the manufacturing sector, none in the main construction sector. In addition, in 1999 there were 51 farms with an agricultural area of 1,406 hectares, of which 944 hectares were arable land and 462 were permanent green areas.