Schwarzhofen

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 23 '  N , 12 ° 21'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Schwandorf
Management Community :	Neunburg vorm Wald
Height :	382 m above sea level NHN
Area :	36.1 km 2
Residents:	1407 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	39 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	92447
Area code :	09672
License plate :	SAD, BUL , NAB , NEN, OVI, ROD
Community key :	09 3 76 164
Market structure:	24 districts
Association administration address:	Kolpingstrasse 3 92431 Neunburg vorm Wald
Website :	www.schwarzhofen.de
Mayor :	Maximilian Beer ( CSU / CWU)
Location of the Schwarzhofen market in the Schwandorf district

Schwarzhofen (2011)

Schwarzhofen is a market in the district of Schwandorf in the Bavarian administrative district of Upper Palatinate and a member of the administrative community Neunburg vorm Wald .

geography

Geographical location

The Schwarzhofen market is located in the Oberpfalz-Mitte region in the Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park , about five kilometers northwest of Neunburg vorm Wald; the place itself ( 370  m above sea level ) lies on the river Schwarzach flowing from east to west and is surrounded by wooded heights. The highest point is 522  m above sea level. NN .

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities (clockwise) are Niedermurach , Dieterskirchen , Neunburg vorm Wald and Altendorf .

Altendorf 6 km	Niedermurach 11 km	Dieterskirchen 8 km
Neunburg vorm Wald 5 km		Neunburg vorm Wald 5 km
Neunburg vorm Wald 5 km	Neunburg vorm Wald 5 km	Neunburg vorm Wald 5 km

Community structure

The market consists of the following 24 districts:

Altenhammer Baslmühle Demeldorf Denglarn Geratshofen Girnitz Grass village Hague near Schwarzhofen

Cottagers Yards Höfen near Uckersdorf Wooden yard Monastery houses Detective Laubenhof Mallersdorf

Meischendorf Raggau Schönau Schwarzeneck Schwarzhofen Uckersdorf Pincer stone Brick yard

There are the districts Demeldorf, Haag b.Schwarzhofen, Schwarzeneck, Schwarzhofen, Uckersdorf and Zangenstein.

history

Until the church is planted

Numerous prehistoric finds in the market area indicate the earliest settlement as early as the Stone Age. The flint route led from the flint mining area in the Kelheim area along the Danube, Naab and Schwarzach to Bohemia into the settlement areas around Taus, Pilsen and Prague. This was proven by finds along the route. In 2009, a 2800 year old barrow from the Celtic period ( Hallstatt period ) was excavated in the Zangenstein district . The place Schwarzhofen and with it the monastery Schwarzhofen (today privately owned) was first mentioned in a document in 1237. The place Zangenstein was mentioned in writing as early as 1099 and the nearby place Schwarzeneck with the castle of Zengers von Schwarzeneck in 1211.

In 1250–1254, Elisabeth von Bayern (wife of King Konrad IV of Staufer ) sought refuge in the monastery, in Regensburg her husband was murdered. Konrad IV survived this. In 1427 and 1428 the Hussites (followers of the reformer Jan Hus ) , who came from Bohemia, burned the place and the monastery down; On September 21, 1433, the Hussites near Hiltersried were attacked and defeated by a force of the Upper Palatinate on the orders of the Count Palatine Johann von Neunburg. 9 inhabitants of Schwarzhofen were killed in this battle. The Hussites did not invade the Upper Palatinate afterwards - apart from a last, smaller advance in 1434. The rebuilt monastery building was later rebuilt / rebuilt by the baroque master builder Dientzenhofer.

Schwarzhofen is located on a safe ford over the Schwarzach and at the intersection of important roads and paths:

• Stone Age flint route to Bohemia
• Route of the medieval Golden Road from Nuremberg to Prague (west-east)
• Medieval ox route from Hungary
• Medieval pilgrimage from the Baltic Sea to Rome (north-south)
• Route of the medieval salt road to Bohemia
• Medieval trade route from Regensburg to Magdeburg ( Magdeburger Strasse ).

For a long time the place belonged to the Amberg Rent Office and to the Neunburg Regional Court of the Electorate of Bavaria (Electorate from 1623 until the proclamation of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1805; in 1628 the Upper Palatinate became part of Bavaria). Schwarzhofen had market rights with important proprietary rights at this time . In 1802 the monastery was dissolved during the secularization, the monastery property was sold and the baroque monastery church had to be demolished. With the municipal edict of 1818, the political municipality of Schwarzhofen came into being.

20th century

On August 18, 1904, the Schwarzhofen station was opened on the Nabburg - Oberviechtach railway line. After the cessation of train traffic in 1985, the Bavarian-Bohemian Friendship Path is on the railway line .

During the Second World War, the town of Schwarzhofen was partially destroyed in a daytime air raid by US bombers on February 14, 1945; one person was injured and one was killed.

Incorporations

In 1946 the previously independent community of Schwarzeneck was incorporated. On February 1, 1960 Demeldorf was added. Haag bei Schwarzhofen and Uckersdorf followed on January 1, 1972. Zangenstein followed on May 1, 1978.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the population decreased from 1,570 to 1,420 by 150 inhabitants or 9.6%.

year	1961	1970	1987	1991	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015
Residents	1694	1805	1605	1709	1680	1546	1511	1455	1428

politics

Distribution of seats in the Schwarzhofen Market Council (March 16, 2014)

    

A total of 12 seats

• SPD : 2
• FW : 2
• CWU : 3
• CSU : 5

Administrative community

On May 1, 1976, as part of the regional reform, the formerly independent communities Dieterskirchen , Neukirchen-Balbini , Thanstein and Schwarzhofen merged to form the administrative community Neunburg vorm Wald .

Market council

The municipal council election on March 16, 2014 resulted in this distribution of seats:

SPD	FW	CWU 1	CSU
2 seats	2 seats	3 seats	5 seats

¹ Christian voters Union Schwarzhofen

mayor

Maximilian Beer (CSU) has been the first mayor of the Schwarzhofen market since May 1996.

coat of arms

Blazon: In blue on green ground, a gold-armored silver ox in a gold fence . Coat of arms since the 15th century

The ox is an indication of its importance as a cattle trading point. In the Middle Ages, the "Ochsenweg" led from Hungary via Schwarzhofen to Nuremberg and from there to Frankfurt am Main.

Attractions

• Schwarzhofen Monastery
• Zangenstein castle ruins
• Trojaburg Uckersdorf near the Schwarzhofen bicycle station

See also : List of architectural monuments in Schwarzhofen

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

In 1998, according to official statistics, there were no employees at the place of work in the manufacturing sector or in trade and transport who were subject to social insurance contributions. For the other economic sectors this value was 28. In 2014 there were 568 employees at the place of residence subject to social insurance contributions. In 2014 there was one company in manufacturing and two in construction. In 2010 there were 57 farms with an agricultural area totaling 1713 ha, of which 1244 ha were arable land.

There were other jobs in the timber industry and in quarries with the rare blue and brown granite.

Transport and tourism

Transport connections by car via the A93 motorway junction Nabburg and via Deutsche Bahn Schwandorf train station or Bodenwöhr station and local transport association Schwandorf-Neunburg vorm Wald. Schwarzhofen station on the Nabburg – Schönsee railway line has been closed.

In the market town area there is a well-developed network of roads and paths, including varied and very well-marked hiking and cycling paths: SUPER REGIONAL ( Bavarian-Bohemian Friendship Path, Main-Danube Path, Schwarzachtal Cycle Path) and REGIONAL with its own map (from Tourist Info Neunburg vW available).

The natural river Schwarzach is suitable for boating and canoeing as well as an excellent fishing area.

Horse lovers will find riding stables.

Catering and accommodation facilities are available.

education

There are the following facilities:

• Kindergarten: Schwarzachtal Kindergarten
• Primary school: Dr. von Ringseis School
• Community and school library
• Senior club

Personalities

The most famous son of the market is Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis (born May 16, 1785 in Schwarzhofen, † May 20, 1880 in Munich ). He was the personal physician of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and founding rector of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich .

Daughters and sons of the church

• Paul Zeidler (1548-1627), humanist
• Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis (1785–1880), doctor and rector of the LMU Munich
• Josef Bruckmaier (1848–1903), member of the Reichstag
• Leo Brem (1901–1946), tropical medicine specialist and missionary doctor in New Guinea
• Philipp Ziereis (* 1993), soccer player

photos

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  former monastery (2012)

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  Schwarzhofen market square

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  Schwarzhofen market square

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  Zangenstein castle ruins

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  Trojaburg at the Schwarzhofen bicycle station

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  Schwarzach near Schwarzhofen

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  Pincer Stone (2011)

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  Girnitz with Schwarzach

literature

• Wilhelm Nunzinger: Historical Atlas of Bavaria, Part of Old Bavaria, Issue 52 , Neunburg vorm Wald, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7696-9928-9

Individual evidence

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. ^ Markt Schwarzhofen in the local database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library
3. ↑ William Nunzinger, Historical Atlas of Bavaria, part of Old Bavaria, Issue 52, Neunburg vorm Wald, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7696-9928-9 , S. 123
4. ↑ Bavarian State Statistical Office (Hrsg.): Historical municipality register: The population of the municipalities of Bavaria in the period from 1840 to 1952 (=  contributions to Statistics Bavaria . Issue 192). Munich 1954, DNB  451478568 , p. 115 , urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb00066439-3 ( digitized version - footnote 13).
5. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 535 .
6. ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 668 .
7. ^ Community Schwarzhofen: Market community council Schwarzhofen. Retrieved March 7, 2017 . 

Web links

Commons : Schwarzhofen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Zangenstein castle ruins, history and structure
• Entry on the coat of arms of Schwarzhofen  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Schwarzhofen: Official statistics of the LfStat