Pond (Hirschau)

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Pond
City of Hirschau
Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 48 ″  N , 11 ° 58 ′ 8 ″  E
Height : 514 m above sea level NN
Area : 8.91 km²
Residents : 147  (2011)
Hirschau districts
Population density : 16 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 1, 1972
Incorporated into: Hirschau and Schnaittenbach
Postal code : 92242
Area code : 09622
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Located in the southeast of the urban area of Hirschau Gemarkung Weiher comprises the districts pond and Kricklhof . The former rural community pond ranged farther north and included the coffin mill and at times (about 1950) to Schnaittenbach belonging Scharhof .

Weiher is a district of the town of Hirschau in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria , previously Weiher was an independent municipality.

origin of the name

The place name Weiher refers to the name Weiher for a small still water. As early as 1339 Weiher was mentioned as "Weyaern" and in 1364 as "Weyer". In 1424 there was talk of a farm "zu den Wyhern". In 1450 the spelling “Weyer”, 1569 “Weiern”, 1668 “Weyhern” and 1792 “Weyhr” is documented.

geography

Weiher is located in the southern municipality of the city of Hirschau. According to the register of the town of Hirschau, the districts in the area have 147 inhabitants, including the former municipality capital Weiher 121 and Kricklhof 26.

Pond is surrounded by Hirschau and Schnaittenbach in the north and Kemnath am Buchberg in the east. Freudenberg is to the south and Steiningloh to the west .

history

By the first Bavarian community edict, Weiher was assigned to the tax district and the district court of Amberg and thus to the Naab district in 1808 . After the Naabkreis was dissolved in favor of the Mainkreis and the Regenkreis , Weiher was assigned to the Regenkreis in 1810 together with the Amberg District Court (from 1838 Upper Palatinate and Regensburg).

By the second Bavarian municipal edict, Weiher became an independent political municipality in 1818.

In contrast to the current district within the city of Hirschau, the former municipality of Weiher extended much further north in the eastern area (originally an exclave , later with a direct connection) and also included the coffin mill and the temporary (around 1950) neighboring town of Schnaittenbach to the northeast Scharhof, today the district of Hirschau. The districts of Haidhof and Haidmühle were added to the town of Schnaittenbach when the community of Weiher was dissolved on April 1, 1972. After this cut, the community had an area of ​​931.95 hectares, while the current district area is only 891.23 hectares.

Religions

Weiher has belonged to the Pursruck parish since 1773 . By a referendum in 1980 Weiher returned to the parish of Hirschau .

Culture and sights

Buildings

See also: List of architectural monuments in Hirschau # Weiher

Catholic branch church Mariae Sacrifice

The listed church probably dates from the Middle Ages. As early as 1508 it was mentioned in the visitation protocol of the diocese of Regensburg. in the 17th century the building was redesigned. In 1776 the tower had to be repaired, in 1777 the church was rebuilt. The sacristy was added in 1866. In 1881/1882 the church tower was rebuilt. In 1907 the church was extensively renovated, around which time the clock was installed. In 1937 the church was renovated again. In 1993, the complete renovation of the church began, with the external plaster being removed and the foundations exposed. Interior renovation began in spring 1994. After a total of two years of renovation, the village church was consecrated on July 9, 1995 by cathedral chapter Georg Strupf.

Regular events

The parish fair takes place in Weiher on the first weekend in July .

societies

  • Weiher Volunteer Fire Brigade (founded February 17, 1907)

traffic

Weiher can be reached from Hirschau after five kilometers or from Lintach after eight kilometers via the AS 18 district road. From Freudenberg , Weiher can be reached via the AS 29 district road after about six kilometers.

Weiher is connected to local public transport by bus line 59 from RBO via Lintach to Amberg ( VGN line 459).

The closest train station is in Amberg (15 km).

literature

  • Alfred Härtl : Places of Reflection . Churches • chapels • Marterln • wayside shrines • wayside crosses in the town of Hirschau. 1st edition. Härtl-Verlag, Hirschau 2000, ISBN 3-9800725-6-8 , p. 144-157 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Districts - city of Hirschau, district of Amberg-Sulzbach (AS) - Bavarian authorities guide. In: behoerdenwegweiser.bayern.de. Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior , accessed on November 27, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Hans Frank: Historical book of place names of Bavaria Upper Palatinate . City and district of Amberg. Ed .: Commission for Bavarian State History. 1st edition. Buchdruckerei Michael Laßleben, Kallmünz via Regensburg 1975, ISBN 3-7696-9891-6 , p. 19.20 .
  3. ↑ Hirschauer Ortsteile ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hirschau.de
  4. ^ Commission for Bavarian State History, edited by Georg Leingärtner, Historischer Atlas von Bayern , Heft 24, Munich, 1971, p. 141. (available online at digital-sammlungen.de )
  5. ↑ Handbook of the Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799 - 1980 In connection with Richard Bauer, Reinhard Heydenreuter, Gerhard Heyl, Emma Mages, Max Piendl, August Scherl, Bernhard Zittel ed. by Wilhelm Volkert, full professor at the University of Regensburg, Munich, 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7
  6. ^ Commission for Bavarian State History, edited by Georg Leingärtner, Historischer Atlas von Bayern , Heft 24, Munich, 1971, p. 143. (available online at digital-sammlungen.de )
  7. ^ Official register of places for Bavaria, territorial status on October 1, 1964 with statistical information from d. 1961 population census, Munich, 1964 , column 516
  8. ^ Härtl: Places of reflection . 2000, p. 147 .
  9. ^ Härtl: Places of reflection . 2000, p. 146 f .
  10. ↑ http://www.hirschau.de/rechts/news/news_unten.php?jahr=2007&id=102
  11. ^ Verkehrsgemeinschaft Amberg-Sulzbach (line 459 - VGN) ( Memento from June 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 22 kB) on znas.de