Reichenau (Waidhaus)

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Reichenau
Waidhaus market
Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′ 46 ″  N , 12 ° 30 ′ 49 ″  E
Height : 550 m above sea level NN
Residents : 86  (May 9, 2011)
Postal code : 92726
Area code : 09652
Reichenau
Reichenau

Reichenau is a district of the Bavarian market Waidhaus in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in the administrative district of Upper Palatinate .

Geographical location

Reichenau is located on a cleared island in a corner of the German-Czech border, less than a kilometer to the north and east from the border. In the west the high forest rises up to 677 meters, in the south the Sulzberg up to 755 meters. Numerous springs rise on the slopes of the surrounding mountains and flow down to the Rehlingbach (Czech: Hraniční Potok = Grenzbach). The Rehlingbach flows east of Reichenau along the Czech border from north to south and flows into the Pfreimd at Pfrentschweiher , which is still called Katharinabach there.

history

The rich deposits of feldspar and quartz as well as the forest (potash was extracted from the wood) favored glass production. From 1585 to 1697 there was a glassworks in Reichenau. In the 19th century, wooden spoons were made at home. Another source of income was smuggling.

In 1808 tax districts were formed. The hamlet of Reichenau, together with the village of Frankenreuth and the desert areas of Kühmühle, Richterhaus and Speckermühle and the village of Waidhaus, belonged to the Waidhaus tax district. The Waidhaus tax district belonged to the Vohenstrauß regional court.

Markets, rural communities and village communities emerged from the tax districts . In 1821 the hamlet of Reichenau and 9 families belonged to the village of Waidhaus. In addition, the commune of Waidhaus included the deserted Richterhaus, Speckermühle and Hörlmühle, each with two families, and the village of Waidhaus itself with 147 families.

religion

Reichenau belongs to the parish of St. Emmeram Waidhaus and to the dean's office in Leuchtenberg. It has a church of John the Baptist, built in 1931, which is a branch church in Waidhaus. From time to time there is a service here. Before the construction of this local church, the Reichenau had to walk 6 kilometers to the church in Waidhaus or 4 kilometers to Frankenreuth or to the nearby church in Neuhäusl , which became a branch in 1786. In 1913 Reichenau had 34 houses and 182 Catholics. At that time there were 1653 Catholics, 8 Protestants and 16 Jews living in the area of ​​the parish Waidhaus. In 1990 there were 114 Catholics in Reichenau. At that time, 95.39% of the inhabitants of the parish Waidhaus were Catholic. In 2011, 86.6% of the residents of the Waidhaus community were Catholic and 3.8% Protestant.

Culture and sights

In the center of Reichenau there is a stable from the 19th century, which is a listed building. To the south-east of the village is the large mill pond with a restored historic mill.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://atlas.zensus2011.de/
  2. ↑ Fritsch hiking map of the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park, scale 1: 50,000
  3. ↑ http://www.oberpfalz-luftbild.de/reichenau.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.oberpfalz-luftbild.de/reichenau.htm
  5. ↑ Historical Atlas of Bavaria: Altbayern Series I, Issue 39: Vohenstrauss p. 211
  6. ↑ Historical Atlas of Bavaria: Altbayern Series I, Issue 39: Vohenstrauss p. 218
  7. ↑ Manfred Müller (Ed.): Register of the diocese of Regensburg. Verlag des Bischöflichen Ordinariats Regensburg, 1997, pp. 760, 761
  8. ↑ http://www.pfarrei-waidhaus.de/
  9. ↑ Manfred Müller (Ed.): Register of the diocese of Regensburg. Verlag des Bischöflichen Ordinariats Regensburg, 1997, pp. 760, 761
  10. ^ Diocese of Regensburg (ed.): Register of the diocese of Regensburg . ed. i. A. Sr Excellency of the Most Revered Bishop Dr. Antonius von Henle from the Episcopal Ordinariate Regensburg. Regensburg 1916, p. 335 ( digitized version ).
  11. ↑ Manfred Müller (Ed.): Register of the diocese of Regensburg. Verlag des Bischöflichen Ordinariats Regensburg, 1997, p. 760
  12. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.statistik.bayern.de
  13. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.waidhaus.de

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