Urfeld (Kochel am See)

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Urfeld around 1900 from Kesselberg with Walchensee and Herzogstand

Urfeld on the north bank of the Walchensee is a district of the municipality Kochel am See in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district in Bavaria . It is named for the Urfelder Bay , the northernmost part of the Walchensee, which was also called Urfeldersee in the past . The Urfelder Berg is also named after Urfeld, a shoal of 10 meters above the Desselwand , which drops steeply to a depth of 180 meters.

history

Urfeld on the Walchensee

Still called "Urfahr" in 1446 and 1510, the old crossing point was already called "Urfeldt" in 1698. In Urfeld there was already a ship's hut and probably also an open log cabin for the shelter. Was settled permanently the place until about 1685 from Klosterjäger Kaspar Sachenbacher from "Seppenbauer" Sachenbach  2, which had only existed as obsessed with the Häusl from year to year. In 1707, Abbot Eliland II of the Benediktbeuern Monastery "had the Jäger Häusl built on the Urfeld for the convenience of travelers, so that they are required (especially) in winter, when the snow flies (avalanches) to fear" with a ship "could be served to the Danger to escape. ”Kaspar's son Georg bought the house in 1717. In addition to the annual pen of 1  florin , he had to drive the lords of the monastery across the lake and carry the food to the Klosteralm on the Jochberg . In 1846 a small tavern for carters is opened across the Kesselberg . Around 1870 the log cabin was replaced by a hotel. In Urfeld, German intellectuals are increasingly settling on the slope above the lake. These include musicians, painters, writers, engineers, doctors and early politicians of the SPD . After the completion of Kesselbergstrasse in 1897, the previous peace and seclusion in Urfeld will be lost. From 1902, the Hotel Post and Hotel Jäger am See developed a modern hotel business with an international audience. From 1919 to 1924 Urfeld was a major construction site for the inlet and tunnel of the Walchensee power plant . In 1927 the former house "Waldwinkel" is owned by Baroness Friederike von Belli de Pino, b. Baroness von Aretin converted into a youth hostel . In 1974 an apartment house was built in the shape of a terrace and with lots of concrete. In 2008 the Walchensee Museum of the Friedhelm Oriwol Foundation opened in the lavishly renovated Hotel Post .

climate

The annual precipitation is 1770 mm. The rainfall is extremely high. They are in the upper twentieth of the values ​​recorded in Germany. Lower values ​​are registered at 99% of the measuring stations of the German Weather Service . The driest month is February, with the most rainfall in June. In June there is 2.3 times more rainfall than in February. The seasonal fluctuations are extremely large. Higher seasonal fluctuations are registered at only 1% of the measuring stations .

Famous people in Urfeld

Lovis Corinth: Easter at Walchensee (1922)

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Web links

Commons : Urfeld am Walchensee  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Calendar for Catholic Christians, Sulzbach 1913, p. 53, note 9
  2. ^ Jost Gudelius: The Jachenau . Jachenau 2008, ISBN 978-3-939751-97-7 , p. 139
  3. Otto Wimmer, pedigree of the neighboring houses in Urfeld on CD, Pullach 2009

Coordinates: 47 ° 37 '  N , 11 ° 21'  E