Vohenstrauss

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Height :	568 m above sea level NHN
Area :	74.91 km 2
Residents:	7407 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	99 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	92648
Area code :	09651
License plate :	NEW, ESB , VOH
Community key :	09 3 74 162
City structure:	48 districts
; City administration address :	Marktplatz 9 ; 92648 Vohenstrauss
Website :	www.vohenstrauss.de
Mayor :	Andreas Wutzlhofer ( CSU )
Location of the city of Vohenstrauss in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Vohenstrauss (2016)

Vohenstrauss town hall

Vohenstrauß is a town in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district in the Upper Palatinate .

The city is located in the Upper Upper Palatinate Forest , about 17 kilometers southeast of Weiden in the Upper Palatinate . In the 16th century Vohenstrauss was the residence of the Count Palatine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein. Until the district reform in 1972, the seat of the district of the same name was located here . Today Vohenstrauss is the economic and educational center for the south-eastern district .

geography

Geographical location

The largest city in the district is about 20 kilometers from the border crossing to the Czech Republic , directly on the federal highway 6 ( Via Carolina ).

Neighboring communities

The city borders in the north on Markt Waldthurn , in the east on the city of Pleystein and Markt Moosbach , in the south on the markets Tännesberg and Leuchtenberg and in the west on the municipality of Irchenrieth (all district Neustadt an der Waldnaab) and the independent city of Weiden in the Upper Palatinate.

Pastures 15 km	Waldthurn 5 km	Pleystein 5.5 km
Irchenrieth 8 km		Moosbach 6.5 km
Leuchtenberg 6.5 km	Tännesberg 10 km	Moosbach 6.5 km

City structure

The municipality of Vohenstrauß has 48 districts:

history

Until the 20th century

In 1124, Bishop Otto von Bamberg consecrated the church "Vohendreze" in what is now Altenstadt. During this time Vohenstrauss belonged with the raft and park stone to the powerful family of the Counts of Sulzbach . After the Sulzbachers died out in 1189, the Hohenstaufen acquired their own property and probably founded the new market at the beginning of the 13th century, because in 1230 Altenstadt was already known as "veteri (old) vohendrezz". After the Landshut War of Succession (1503/05) Vohenstrauss was assigned to the Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg . Under Friedrich von Pfalz-Vohenstrauß-Parkstein , Vohenstrauss became a residential city for a short time. From 1586 to 1593 Friedrich had Friedrichsburg Castle built near Vohenstrauss. After the division of the country in 1614, the market came to Pfalz-Sulzbach , and in 1777 to Bavaria. Between 1378 and 1770 the market was repeatedly referred to as a city, and in 1912 Prince Regent Luitpold finally gave the market the name of a city.

Incorporations

After the end of World War II, the US military government incorporated the two communities Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß and Oberlind into the city of Vohenstrauss on January 1, 1946 . On December 26, 1947, the two former municipalities voted in a vote to regain their political independence.

As part of the municipal reform in Bavaria, the municipalities of Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß , Böhmischbruck , Döllnitz , Kaimling , Oberlind , Roggenstein and Waldau were initially incorporated into the Vohenstrauß registry office district on January 1, 1968 . With effect from January 1, 1972, the political incorporation of Kaimling, Oberlind (with Obernankau incorporated in 1938), Roggenstein (with Lämersdorf incorporated in 1938) and Waldau took place, and on July 1, 1972 the municipalities of Altenstadt and Böhmischbruck. On July 1, 1976, the Döllnitz community was again separated from the registry office district.

With the incorporation of the six neighboring municipalities, the area of the urban area increased fourfold. The number of inhabitants doubled. Vohenstrauss has had 48 officially named parts of the municipality since the end of the municipal reform and is the largest city in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district in terms of population.

On August 1, 2013, the urban area increased by around 77 hectares in the course of the incorporation of part of the previously unincorporated Michlbach area , after its dissolution by ordinance of the government of the Upper Palatinate of June 19, 2013.

Population development

date	Residents
December 1, 1840	4550
December 1, 1871	4953
December 1, 1900	5286
June 16, 1925	5590
May 17, 1939	5624
September 13, 1950	7511
June 6, 1961	7095
May 27, 1970	7349
May 25, 1987	7059

date	Residents
December 31, 1991	7301
December 31, 1995	7547
December 31, 2005	7690
December 31, 2010	7725
December 31, 2015	7392

Between 1988 and 2018 the city grew from 7,039 to 7,398 by 359 inhabitants or 5.1%.

politics

mayor

The city's mayor has been Andreas Wutzlhofer from the CSU since 2008 . He was newly elected to office in the 2008 local elections. The city leaders were:

1747–: Johann Janner (first electoral mayor)
-1804: Johann Winklmann
1805–1814: Georg Philipp Sperl
1815–1820: Dagobert Friedwart Trautner
1821–1833: Johann Adam Aichinger
1834–1839: Wolfgang Christoph Ach
1840–1851: Johann Georg Bible
1852–1857: Georg Martin Bamler
1858–1863: Johann Karl Bauer
1864–1866: Georg Martin Bamler
1867-1893: JM Riebel
1894–1905: Wilhelm Bamler
1906–1918: Gottfried Riebel
January 1, 1919 to June 15, 1919: Josef Steininger (acting)
1919–1922: Fritz Schamel
1922–1923: Johann Ach
1923–1924: Josef Steininger (acting)
1925–1933: Karl Ries

1933–1934: Richard Müller
1934–1944: Hans Fuchs
1944–1945: Adolf Diller and Albert Sommer
1945: FX Wittmann
1945–1948: Karl Ries
1948–1952: Erhard Wagner
1952–1966: Hans Fuchs
1966–1972: Otto Ries
1972–1984: Max Steger
1984–1986: Ernst Eichl
1986–1994: Franz Pausch (initially as 2nd mayor due to Eichl's serious illness taking over official duties; legitimized by the citizens as head of the city in an extraordinary ballot in 1988)
1994-2008: Josef Zilbauer (CSU)
Since May 1, 2008: Andreas Wutzlhofer (CSU)

City council

The 20 seats in the city council have been distributed as follows since the local elections on March 16, 2014 :

CSU	SPD	FDP / UW	FW
11 seats	3 seats	2 seats	4 seats

coat of arms

Coat of arms on the town hall in Vohenstrauss

The official description of the coat of arms of the city of Vohenstrauss reads:

"In blue a left-turned, golden armed silver bouquet with a golden horseshoe in its beak, which a red fox is jumping on."

The representation refers to the name of the city ( vohe = vixen). The motif is derived from the oldest known council seal from the first half of the 14th century.

Town twinning

The first town twinning was concluded in 1992 with the small Czech town of Stříbro / Mies. The two cities are about 55 kilometers apart.

Another partnership was agreed with the municipality of Bernsbach in Saxony .

FranceIn September 2002 the partnership certificate was signed with the western French municipality of Moncoutant .

Culture and sights

Museums

In the village there is the local history museum of the city of Vohenstrauss and the gemstone museum.

Friedrichsburg Castle

Buildings

Evangelical Lutheran parish church

City Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception

Waldau Castle, privately owned castle in the Waldau district
Evangelical Lutheran parish church , above the market square, in its present form since 1845 after the previous buildings were destroyed by fire in 1839 and 1763. Until 1928 it served as a simultaneous church for the two major Christian religious communities.
town hall
Friedrichsburg Castle , the Vohenstrauss landmark
Simultaneous Church of St. Johannes Baptist in Altenstadt, consecrated in 1124 by Bishop Otto von Bamberg
City Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception

Monuments

War memorial

War memorial 1870/71 in Vohenstrauss

The construction of the memorial was inspired by the 1876 by Baron von Tucher founded Veterans' Association of the former borough Vohenstrauß. The war memorial for the soldiers from the community who took part in the Franco-German War of 1870/71 is on the market square. The base on a four-tier substructure bears the inscription panels made of black marble. The dedication inscription gives testimony to the founders and the purpose of the column: "The market community / Vohenstrauss / their / brave warriors / 1870/71." The inscription panel on the back of the base gives the names and dates of two "Those who remained on the field of honor" Soldiers, the plaques on the left and right side of the plinth under the heading "Gloriously fought" the names of 20 soldiers each who returned from the war. An approximately five meter high Corinthian column made of red sandstone rises above the base , the capital of the column is crowned by an imperial eagle rising from a (world) sphere .

The unveiling ceremony of the monument on May 12, 1896 referred to the conclusion of the Peace of Frankfurt 25 years earlier. The peace treaty effectively ended the Franco-German War.

Stone cross

The stone cross is a Grade II listed crossroads of granite in the Old City in Vohenstrauß. The cross is 65 cm high, 40 cm wide and 20 cm thick. It dates from post- medieval times and is located on a dirt road on the western edge of the village, on the connecting road to Waldau, about 30 meters from the road. Over the centuries the granite has been exposed to severe weathering . The right arm of the cross is broken off. On the front there is an incision depicting a fork .

Sports

Kreisfischereiverein 1881 eV
Modellsportclub eV
Schützengesellschaft 1565 eV
Cheat club "Blaupfeil"
Sports bowling club "Red-White"
SpVgg Vohenstrauß eV
Turnverein 1864 eV
Vohenstraußer Faschingsverein eV

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Former Vohenstrauss train station

The A 6 motorway crosses the municipality from west to east, it runs directly south of the city. Two junctions connect Vohenstrauss to the trunk road network. The state road 2181 leading to pastures.

The former Vohenstrauss station is located on the Neustadt (Waldnaab) –Eslarn railway line, which has now been closed .

City Hall

Public facilities

Bavarian Red Cross
special school
Volunteer firefighter
primary school
Indoor swimming pool
Kliniken Nordoberpfalz AG - Vohenstrauß Hospital
State Office for Finance - Regensburg office - Vohenstrauß processing office
Middle school
Notary
police
secondary school

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Franz Thelemann, Forestry Councilor
Christian Kreuzer (1915–1984), District Administrator
Johann Pösl (1907–2003), President of the Upper Palatinate District Assembly, MdL

sons and daughters of the town

Franz Volkmar Reinhard around 1790

Carl Friedrich Aichinger (1717–1782), writer

Georg Stephan Wiesand (1736–1821), lawyer

Franz Volkmar Reinhard (1753–1812), Protestant theologian, court preacher at the Dresden Sophienkirche

Max Georg Rossmann (1861–1926), painter, sculptor and craftsman

Karl Weinmann (1873–1929), Catholic theologian and music researcher

Wilhelm Bruner (1875–?), German judge at the People's Court and Imperial Court

Hans Dirscherl (1889–1962), born in Kössing, politician (FDP), member of the Reichstag

Ludwig Steininger (1890–1979), Upper Palatinate painter

Richard Hohenner (1896–1981), German civil servant and local politician

Alfred E. Hierold (* 1941), Catholic theologian and canon lawyer

Heribert Illig (* 1947), German publicist , publisher and chronology critic
Reinhold Zwick (* 1954), Catholic theologian and professor of biblical theology and its didactics at the University of Münster
Wolfgang Stefan (* 1961), sculptor and painter
Jörg-Ulrich Skriebeleit (* 1968), cultural scientist