Vorbach

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Vorbach (disambiguation) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 49 ° 49 '  N , 11 ° 45'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Management Community :	Kirchenthumbach
Height :	445 m above sea level NHN
Area :	13.54 km 2
Residents:	998 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	74 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	95519
Area code :	09205
License plate :	NEW, ESB , VOH
Community key :	09 3 74 163
Community structure:	7 districts
Association administration address:	Bahnhofstrasse 18 91281 Kirchenthumbach
Website :	Vorbach
Mayor :	Werner Roder ( Free Voting Association VOH )
Location of the municipality Vorbach in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Vorbach is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab and a member of the Kirchenthumbach administrative community .

geography

Geographical location

Vorbach is located in the Upper Palatinate North planning region .

Community structure

The municipality of Vorbach has seven districts:

green Höflas Oberbibrach Oberhammermühle

Pink mill Unterbibrach Vorbach

There are the districts Höflas, Vorbach and Oberbibrach.

history

Until the founding of the forerunner churches

The area of ​​the municipality of Vorbach belonged to the Amberg Rent Office and the Eschenbach Regional Court of the Electorate of Bavaria . In the year 1818 the forerunners of today's municipality emerged with the municipal edict in Bavaria .

See also : Vorbach Castle

See also : Oberbibrach Castle

Community merger

The current municipality of Vorbach was formed on January 1, 1978 on the occasion of the Bavarian municipal area reform from the former municipalities of Vorbach and Oberbibrach.

Population development

year	1961	1970	1987	1991	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015
Residents	867	870	908	979	1008	1021	1047	1043	1036

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 922 to 1018 by 96 inhabitants or 10.4% of the population.

politics

City council and mayor

The CSU and the Free Voting Community Vorbach-Oberbibrach-Höflas each have six seats in the local council.

Werner Roder (* 1964) (Free Voting Association VOH) has been mayor since 1996.

coat of arms

Blazon: “Split by silver and red; a red wheel hub above a lowered blue battlement beam in front, a rising silver beaver behind. ”The municipality has had the coat of arms since 1979.

Culture and sights

The medieval tower hill, seat of the Lords of Oberbibrach, as well as archaeological findings and finds in the vicinity of the rococo church of St. Johannes Evangelist in the Oberbibrach district, which was probably the castle chapel before, are listed as historical monuments.

Architectural monuments

Sacred Heart Chapel (Höflas) in Höflas

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Vorbach

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

According to official statistics, there were no employees at the place of work in the manufacturing sector and 68 in the trade, hospitality and transport sectors. In other areas of the economy, five people were employed at the place of work subject to social security contributions. There were a total of 408 employees at the place of residence subject to social security contributions. There was one company in the manufacturing sector and one in the main construction sector. In 2010 there were 24 farms with a total of 1102 hectares of agricultural land, of which 704 hectares were arable land and 399 hectares were permanent green areas.

traffic

Vorbach is on the Nuremberg – Cheb railway line . The station has not been served since 1992, but efforts are being made to reactivate it.

education

Location of the elementary and secondary school in Schlammersdorf.

Clubs and groups

Bund Naturschutz Oberbibrach Parent-child group Vorbach Oberbibrach volunteer fire brigade Vorbach volunteer fire department Soccer club Vorbach e. V. Hammock e. V. Vorbach Vorbach hunting association Kapellenbauverein Höflas e. V. Catholic women's association Oberbibrach Catholic rural youth movement in Oberbibrach Catholic rural youth movement Vorbach

Warrior and soldier comradeship Vorbach Motorcycle Club Oberbibrach (MCO) Opel Club Oberbibrach Horse friends Höflas / Vorbach eV Schützengesellschaft St. Sebastian Oberbibrach Senior group Oberbibrach Senior group Vorbach Sports bowling club Vorbach Tennis friends Oberbibrach Vorbacher Kulturverein e. V.

Personalities

The organist and composer Johann Baptist Rüder (Rueder) was born in Oberbibrach on September 13, 1723 . He died in Amberg on April 7, 1807. Former Mayor Johann Hübner († 2002) had been the bearer of the Bavarian Order of Merit since July 4, 1991 .

literature

• Albert Biersack: Vorbach: (Voawa); a home book. Self-published, Amberg 1988.
• A documentation of the destruction of the villages of Oberbibrach and Vorbach and the surrounding area with statements from contemporary witnesses for posterity. Self-published, Oberbibrach 1992.

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. ↑ http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html ? Anzeige=voll&modus=automat&tempus=[phone]/183437&attr=OBJ&val= 996
3. ^ 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. 652 .
4. ↑ railway relics: Station Vorbach
5. ↑ Oberpfalznetz, August 16, 2013: Train has not yet departed: Vorbach is fighting for a new stop
6. ↑ www.mc-oberbibrach.de
7. ^ Johann Baptist Rüder in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)

Web links

Commons : Vorbach  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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

• Official website of the municipality of Vorbach
• Vorbach: Official statistics of the LfStat