Forest (Upper Palatinate)

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Upper Palatinate
County :	Cham
Management Community :	Forest
Height :	543 m above sea level NHN
Area :	37.78 km 2
Residents:	2877 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	76 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	93192
Area code :	09463
License plate :	CHA, KÖZ, ROD , WÜM
Community key :	09 3 72 169
Community structure:	41 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Main street 14 ; 93192 forest
Website :	www.gemeinde-wald.de
Mayoress :	Barbara Haimerl ( CSU )
Location of the community of Wald in the district of Cham

Wald is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate district of Cham in the Falkensteiner Vorwald forest and the seat of the Wald administrative community . It is the westernmost municipality in the district.

Parish Church of St. Laurentius in Wald

geography

Community structure

Wald has 41 districts:

Markings

There are the districts of Buchendorf, Mainsbauern, Siegenstein, Süssenbach and Wald.

history

Until the church is planted

Forest belonged to the Amberg Rent Office and the Wetterfeld Regional Court of the Electorate of Bavaria . The Reichenbach Monastery has been unable to enforce its controversial lower court rights over single-layer subjects since the 17th century.

20th and 21st centuries

At the end of the Second World War in April 1945, the death marches of concentration camp prisoners began from the Flossenbürg concentration camp to the Dachau concentration camp. Two prisoners who were able to escape hid in the Bräukeller near Süssenbach until the end of the war . At the time, this served as an air raid shelter. The population in Süssenbach provided them with food. One of the inmates was Timo Pols from the Netherlands, who was appointed by the Americans as spokesman for the community after the war. 49.1097167 12.3608833

In the last few decades the community has carried out numerous projects in the context of village renewal.

Incorporations

In 1945 or 1946, parts of the area of the dissolved municipalities of Buchendorf and Tiefenbach were incorporated. On July 1, 1971 Mainsbauern joined them. Siegenstein and Süssenbach followed on January 1, 1972.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018 the municipality grew from 2,358 to 2,887 by 529 inhabitants or 22.4%.

1961: 1939 inhabitants
1970: 2043 inhabitants
1987: 2339 inhabitants
1991: 2470 inhabitants
1995: 2640 inhabitants
2000: 2721 inhabitants
2005: 2797 inhabitants
2010: 2835 inhabitants
2015: 2842 inhabitants

Religions

As in the entire Upper Palatinate, most of the population in Wald is Roman Catholic.

Roman Catholic Church

In the community there is the Catholic pastoral care unit Wald-Zell. It is assigned to the diocese of Regensburg .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 14 councilors and the first mayor. The 2020 local elections brought the following results:

CSU : 8 seats
SPD / Party-Free Citizens Community of Wald: 6 seats

mayor

Barbara Haimerl ( CSU ) has been mayor since May 1, 2020 ; it was elected on March 15, 2020 with 50.8% of the valid votes. Her predecessor was Hugo Bauer (CSU) from May 1, 1990 to April 30, 2020.

coat of arms

The description reads: In silver over a green three-mountain, from which three red flames beat, a golden-tongued red dragon breaking out of the left edge of the shield, which holds a rooted green conifer in its claws. The coat of arms has been in use since 1982.

Sponsorship and partnerships

Eitzing municipality - Upper Austria
Community of Wald - Hohenzollern / B.-Württemberg
Sponsorship company - Arnulfs-Kaserne Roding

Culture and sights

The municipality of Wald includes the district of Schönfeld, a district with three agricultural properties and a well-preserved Romanesque church from the 12th century, St. Giles .

theatre

The theater group "Walder Komödienstadl" emerged in 2000 from a regulars' table. The group is led by Reinhard Hof, who wrote the play "The Devil's Right Hand" for the tenth anniversary.

Church buildings

Fortified church of St. Giles Schönfeld

Parish Church of St. Laurentius Wald
Expositurkirche St. Jakobus Süssenbach
Siegenstein Castle Chapel
Fortified church of St. Giles Schönfeld
Heiligbrünnl

Sports and clubs

In the community there is a diverse club life and the SSV Rossbach-Wald sports club , which has numerous modern sports facilities. The volunteer fire brigade in Wald and the fire brigades in the districts provide fire protection and general help.

Architectural monuments

Economy and Infrastructure

As a small center, the community of Wald has adequate medical care and is the point of view of agricultural businesses as well as service, craft and trading companies. The municipality has designated several building areas and offers opportunities for business operations to settle there.

The community has a slogan: "Dare the future, put down roots".

Important goals of Wald are currently investments in renewable, environmentally friendly energy, energy-saving technology, the further development of the infrastructure and broadband supply.

Working group of the Upper Bavarian Forest

On January 8, 2007, the working group for the Vorderer Bayerischer Wald, or “AG Vorwald” for short, was founded. The aim of the working group is to promote and strengthen the region in terms of tourism, economy and culture. Members of this community are the communities Altenthann , Bernhardswald , Brennberg , Falkenstein , Michelsneukirchen , Rettenbach , Wald, Wiesenfelden , Zell and the city of Wörth an der Donau . In addition, all local, tourism and tourist associations in these communities.

tourism

Above all, the community relies on holidays on the farm . There are numerous guest houses and inns.

education

Day-care center with 135 places and 125 supervised children (as of March 1, 2018)
Wald primary school with five teachers and 86 students (school year 2018/19)
Secondary school in Wald with two teachers and 16 students (school year 2018/19)

The community college and district music school teach on site.

Public facilities

Multipurpose hall
Community library
Sewage treatment plants
Recycling center

media

The Bayerwaldecho, a local edition of the Mittelbayerische Zeitung, and the Regensburger Wochenblatt, an edition of the Wochenblatt publishing group, appear in the community.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Sons and daughters of the church

Irma Holder (1925–2019), hit writer
Pepe Ederer (* 1932), composer, member of the Nilsen Brothers

Connected to the community

Harald Grill (* 1951), writer, has lived in Wald with his family since 1978

Individual evidence

↑ "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 ).
^ Community forest in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 24, 2020.
↑ Bräukeller fascinated the visitors Article of the Mittelbayerische Zeitung - Karin Hirschberger. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 559 .
↑ City council election 2020
↑ Vacation area of the Vorderer Bavarian Forest. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Bayerischer Wald, accessed on August 25, 2020 .
↑ Wald primary school in the school database of the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture , accessed on August 24, 2020.
^ Middle School Wald in the school database of the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture , accessed on August 24, 2020.

Web links

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

Entry on the coat of arms of Wald (Upper Palatinate) in the database of the House of Bavarian History

Wald (Upper Palatinate): Official statistics of the LfStat

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-BY-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] Community forest in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 24, 2020.

[3] Bräukeller fascinated the visitors Article of the Mittelbayerische Zeitung - Karin Hirschberger. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

[4] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 559 .

[5] City council election 2020

[6] Vacation area of the Vorderer Bavarian Forest. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Bayerischer Wald, accessed on August 25, 2020 .

[7] Wald primary school in the school database of the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture , accessed on August 24, 2020.

[8] Middle School Wald in the school database of the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture , accessed on August 24, 2020.