Sankt Leonhard (Neunburg vorm Wald)

Saint Leonhard City of Neunburg vorm Wald Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 42 ″  N , 12 ° 27 ′ 39 ″  E
Height :	500 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	6  (Dec 31, 1990)
Postal code :	92431
Area code :	09672
Location of Sankt Leonhard in Bavaria

Sankt Leonhard is a district of the town of Neunburg vorm Wald in the Schwandorf district in Bavaria . The pilgrimage church in Sankt Leonhard is known for the annual Leonhardiritt .

geography

Sankt Leonhard is about seven kilometers east of Neunburg vorm Wald and south of the Eixendorfer reservoir at the foot of the 578 meter high Wachtberg.

history

The pilgrimage church of Sankt Leonhard was built in 1437 by Count Palatine Johann as thanks for his victory over the Hussites in the battle of Hiltersried . Legend has it that the church was built on the exact spot where the Count Palatinate's horse pawed excitedly in the ground on his return from battle. The pilgrimage to the church has existed since the 15th century. In the 18th century, the pilgrimage church was rebuilt and expanded. There is a farm right next to the church.

On March 23, 1913, Sankt Leonhard belonged to the Seebarn parish , consisted of one house and had seven residents.

On December 31, 1990, Sankt Leonhard had six residents and belonged to the parish of Seebarn.

Culture and sights

Every year around the St. Leonhard's Day, November 6th, a Leonhardiritt takes place with the participation of numerous clergy, politicians, associations and the inhabitants of the surrounding villages from Diendorf to Sankt Leonhard. Then a service is celebrated in the pilgrimage church and afterwards the traditional gingerbreads are sold.

literature

• Anton Neckermann: Neunburg district in front of the forest. Publishing house for authorities and economy R. Alfred Hoeppner Munich-Assling, 1968

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fritsch hiking map of the Upper Palatinate Forest, scale 1: 100,000
2. ^ Anton Neckermann: Neunburg district in front of the forest. Publishing house for authorities and economy R. Alfred Hoeppner Munich-Assling, 1968
3. ↑ Manfred Müller (Ed.): Register of the diocese of Regensburg. Verlag des Bischöflichen Ordinariats Regensburg, 1997, pp. 670, 671
4. ^ Antonius von Henle (Ed.): Register of the Diocese of Regensburg. Verlag der Kanzlei des Bischöflichen Ordinariates Regensburg, 1916, p. 376
5. ↑ Manfred Müller (Ed.): Register of the diocese of Regensburg. Verlag des Bischöflichen Ordinariats Regensburg, 1997, p. 670
6. ↑ Mittelbayerische Zeitung, 1./2. November 2007
7. ↑ Mittelbayerische Zeitung, November 5, 2012
8. ↑ http://www.oberpfalznetz.de/zeitung/3448497-128-575_jahre_leonhardi_wallfahrt,1,0.html