Volkenschwand

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 36 '  N , 11 ° 52'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Bavaria
County :	Kelheim
Management Community :	Mainburg
Height :	496 m above sea level NHN
Area :	29.24 km 2
Residents:	1755 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	60 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	84106
Area code :	08754
License plate :	KEH, MAY , PAR , RID, ROL
Community key :	09 2 73 178
Association administration address:	Regensburger Strasse 1 84048 Mainburg
Website :	www.volkenschwand.de
Mayor :	Albert Morasch ( CSU / Citizens' Forum )
Location of the community Volkenschwand in the district of Kelheim

Volkenschwand is a municipality in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim and a member of the Mainburg administrative community .

geography

location

Volkenschwand is located in the Landshut region, southeast of Mainburg . The German Alps – Baltic Sea holiday route leads through Volkenschwand, near which the Große Laber rises. The tertiary hill country shapes the landscape of the municipality.

Aerial view of Volkenschwand

Town view from the south

Markings

The following districts exist : Großgundertshausen, Leibersdorf, Volkenschwand.

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities in the respective directions are:

	Attenhofen	Pfeffenhausen
Mainburg		Obersüßbach
Rudelzhausen	Hörgertshausen

Local division

The community of Volkenschwand is divided into 32 districts:

mountain Boham Citizen Dietrichsdorf Freinberg Grossgundertshausen Großschwaiba Hague Hanselsberg Heidersberg Herbersdorf

Herrenau Iglthal Kleinschwaiba Creping Cross shrubs Leibersdorf Mittersberg Neuhausen Niederhof Obergolzaberg Oberviecht

Wasteland Schlott Pointed Spitzhub Strass Pigeon pit Thalham Untergolzaberg Volkenschwand Wieden

history

Until the church is planted

In 930 Volkenschwand first appeared in documents. A man by the name of Volcholt gave the place its name , probably connected with his way of clearing the wasteland . Volkenschwand belonged to the Landshut Rent Office and the Moosburg Regional Court of the Electorate of Bavaria . Up to the early 19th century, existing chairman shaft Volkenschwand the Office Nandlstadt included the places Volkenschwand, Obergolzaberg, Neuhausen, Schlott, Freiberg and Bürg. In 1818 came the municipality Volkenschwand.

Administrative community

Since the regional reform on May 1, 1978, Volkenschwand has been a member of the Mainburg administrative community with the municipalities of Aiglsbach , Attenhofen, Elsendorf and Volkenschwand.

Incorporations

The former communities of Großgundertshausen (until 1865 Großquantertshausen ) and Leibersdorf were incorporated on January 1, 1978. Parts from the communities of Grafendorf ( Freising district ) and Martinszell ( Landshut district ) were added as part of the municipal reform on May 1, 1978.

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the population increased from 1,380 to 1,763 by 383 inhabitants or by 27.8%.

The population of Volkenschwand has changed as follows since the first census in 1840:

year Residents (V) 1840 1006 (V) 1871 1193 (V) 1900 1357 (V) 1925 1487 (V) 1939 1508 (V) 1950 2066

year Residents (V) 1961 1491 (V) 1970 1450 (V) 1987 1384 1995 1471 2000 1522 2005 1623

year Residents 2007 1625 2008 1619 2009 1650 2010 1662 2011 1682 2012 1707

year Residents 2013 1674 2014 1677 2015 1706 2016 1715

(always on December 31 / (V): day of the census )

politics

mayor

Mayor has been Albert Morasch ( CSU / Citizens' Forum) since May 1996 . The municipal council consists of twelve members.

tax income

The municipal tax revenue amounted to € 1,230,000 in 2014, of which the trade tax revenue (net) amounted to € 272,000.

coat of arms

Official coat of arms description ( blazon )

Over a shield base split by a zigzag step of silver and red, split; in front a silver sloping bar covered with a red burning black branch, behind in silver a floating coat of arms Volkenschwandendes blue four-leaf clover.

Coat of arms history

The silver sloping bar in red is the heraldic symbol of the bishopric and cathedral chapter of Regensburg and reminds of the close historical connection of the municipality there. The name Volkenschwand is a clearing name; he refers to the clearing by scrubbing (burning down); the burning branch is a talking symbol for these processes at the time of the early settlement. Further figures represent the communities Großgundertshausen and Leibersdorf, which were independent until 1978. The four-leaf clover stands for the Heilig Kreuz parish church in Gundertshausen. The zigzag step in the shield base is taken from the coat of arms of the barons of Leibersdorf, who held the Hofmark of the same name until their extinction in the 16th century. Their successors in possession were from 1523 to 1723 the Barons von Zeller, who also took over the coat of arms.

Town twinning

The municipality Volkenschwand combines a twinning with other cities:

• since June 26, 1998: Cavaso del Tomba , Italy

Attractions

• The parish church of St. Giles has been documented since 1432.

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  Catholic parish church of St. Giles

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  Parish Church of St. Giles: interior

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  Parish Church of St. Giles: high altar

• Marienkapelle Volkenschwand was donated by Georg and Maria Kolmeder and built in 1947/1948 by the construction company Katzl, Mainburg. In the chapel there are memorial plaques with the names of the victims of the Second World War in the community.

Lady Chapel 1988

See also : List of architectural monuments in Volkenschwand

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

According to official statistics, there were 34 employees at the place of work in the field of agriculture and forestry, 109 in the manufacturing sector and 41 in trade and transport. In other economic areas, 28 people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were a total of 471 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There were ten companies in the manufacturing sector and five in the construction sector. In addition, in 1999 there were 89 farms with an agriculturally used area of ​​1834 ha, of which 1747 ha were arable land and 85 ha were permanent green space.

education

The following institutions exist (as of 2008):

• Kindergartens: 50 kindergarten places with 49 children
• Elementary schools: one with four teachers and 91 students

Personalities

• Sebastian Kirchammer (1841–1892), Mayor of Volkenschwand, member of the Reichstag and Landtag

Web links

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

• Entry on Volkenschwand's coat of arms  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Volkenschwand: Official statistics of the LfStat

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. ^ Bavarian State Library Online: Volkenschwand
3. ↑ Internet site of the Volkenschwand community , accessed on October 5, 2016
4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 516 .
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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 575 .
6. ↑ ^{a b} Bavarian State Office for Statistics - Statistics communal 2015 , accessed on October 5, 2016
7. ↑ Volkenschwand.de Development of the partnership with Cavaso del Tomba , accessed on October 5, 2016