Walkersbach (Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm)

Walkersbach City of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ 59 ″ N , 11 ° 33 ′ 39 ″ E
Height :	426 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	178 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	85276
Area code :	08441
	The redesigned village square of Walkersbach

Walkersbach is a district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm , which is about six kilometers northeast of Pfaffenhofen and three kilometers west of the A 9 .

geography

The district is located in the Hallertau , the world's largest hop growing area and is predominantly agricultural. The parish village lies at an altitude of 480 m above sea level. NN. and has approx. 180 inhabitants.

history

Walkersbach was first mentioned in a document in 1150 .

On January 1, 1972, the previously independent Walkersbach was incorporated into the city of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm as part of the municipal reform.

More recently, Walkersbach has undergone major changes through the land consolidation (1985–1996) and the village renewal program (since 2000).

On September 6, 2008, the number of "residents" briefly rose to almost 15,000 after a large "village festival" was celebrated for one day. Walkersbach had prevailed against almost 500 other locations in Bavaria in a competition organized by the radio broadcaster Bayern 3 and thus won, among other things, a performance by the band Reamonn in Walkersbach.

Attractions

Catholic parish church of St. Martin

Individual evidence

^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 551 .

Web links

Commons : Walkersbach - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

www.walkersbach.de

[1] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 551 .