Schwaig (Neustadt)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schwaig
Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 1 ″  N , 11 ° 42 ′ 18 ″  E
Height : 354 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 1250  (Oct. 1, 2016)
Incorporation : May 1, 1978
Postal code : 93333
Area code : 08402

The village of Schwaig is part of the town of Neustadt an der Donau in the Kelheim district in Lower Bavaria .

location

The place lies in the plains of the Donauauen . The Ilm touches the place in the northwest, the Danube flows past at a distance of about 2.5 km to the north. To the south, the large wooded areas of the Dürnbucher Forest begin to rise in the southern slope of the Danube valley to the last foothills of the Hallertau hill country . Schwaig consists of the old town with the residential areas and an industrial area slightly to the south.

Located almost in the westernmost part of the Lower Bavarian administrative district, Schwaig is almost spatially integrated with the neighboring town of Münchsmünster, which is already in Upper Bavaria . The city of Neustadt is about 5 km to the east. Regensburg is 45 km to the east, Ingolstadt 30 km to the west and Munich about 90 km to the south.

history

St. George

Individual Bronze Age finds indicate that the Celts were already present in the local area .

It is assumed that the first settlers iro-Scottish Monks the convent Weltenburg were, which is a 640 by clearing the Dürnbucher Forst at first anhydrous elevations Schwaige erected. Schwaig, derived from the Old High German "sueiga", means cattle yard in the midst of an environment rich in grass and wood. That of Duke Tassilo III. St. Peter's Monastery in Münchsmünster, founded in the second half of the 8th century, was referred to in early documents as the “sancti Petrie ad Suaigam” monastery, that is, the monastery towards Schwaig. In the oldest Duke Urbar , the Monumenta Boica from the year 1230, the place "Swaige" has been listed as "dorff".

In terms of land ownership, Schwaig was divided into two parts until the end of the 18th century. The for hofmärkischen belonging part of the resort property owners were in fundamental rights depending on münchsmünster abbey and the Court were Vohburg assumed. The residents in the other part of the village were all free farmers in the sovereign, so Wittelsbacher jurisdiction, who were subordinate to the Neustadt court. These different ownership structures may have led to the fact that the place was split into an Upper and Lower Bavarian part as part of the Wittelsbach inheritance.

When the political communities were founded in 1818 , Schwaig became part of the municipality of Mauern , but in 1837 it regained its independence. As part of the municipal reform , it lost it again in 1978. However, Schwaig was not incorporated into the historically and structurally connected neighboring Münchsmünster , but into the more distant Neustadt an der Donau. Schwaig is still part of the school and parish district of Münchsmünster.

church

The branch church of St. Georg dates from the 12th century. It has Romanesque origins and was given baroque elements in the 18th century .

Economy / structure

Audi test site

The automotive supplier Samvardhana Motherson Peguform (SMP) is based in the industrial park . In his plant, which was established in 1986, he manufactures plastic parts for passenger and commercial vehicles. With 1700 jobs at times, SMP was the largest employer in the city of Neustadt. The Audi company also operates a test track on an area of ​​280 hectares . The Münchsmünster petrochemical plant is adjacent.

The place has almost lost its rural structure through industrial settlements and residential area designations.

Others

In the village there is a gas station, a bakery, the Schwaig cultural association of the Appel Seitz Foundation, a volunteer fire brigade, a sports club (unicycle, curling, tennis, football, fishing) and a Catholic boys' club. In the 1980s there was also a butcher's shop in Schwaig. There are also three restaurants and a sports club restaurant.

traffic

The state road St 2233 crosses the village. The Regensburg – Ingolstadt railway runs between the place of residence and the industrial area . The next train station is in Münchsmünster.

literature

  • Rudolf Osterauer, Münchsmünster with Wöhr and Schwaig through the ages, published by the Münchsmünster community, 1981

Web links

Commons : Schwaig (Neustadt)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Rudolf Osterauer, page 137
  2. ↑ Rudolf Osterauer, page 139
  3. ↑ Rudolf Osterauer, page 142
  4. ↑ Rudolf Osterauer, page 145, 150
  5. ^ 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. 611 .
  6. ↑ Rudolf Osterauer, page 138