Wolfsbach (Ensdorf)

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Wolfsbach
Coordinates: 49 ° 12 ′ 56 "  N , 11 ° 32 ′ 45"  E
Height : 371 m above sea level NN
Residents : 550
Postal code : 92266
Area code : 09624

Wolfsbach is a part of the municipality of Ensdorf (Upper Palatinate) in the Amberg-Sulzbach district in Upper Palatinate in Bavaria .

location

Wolfsbach is located in the south of the Amberg-Sulzbach district about 12 km from Amberg. The place in Vilstal borders directly on the Deer Forest Nature Park .

history

The place was first mentioned in 930 in the form of "Vuoluespach", which makes it the oldest place name in the municipality of Ensdorf. In 1123 he was mentioned in the records of the Ensdorfer monastery as "Wolfesbach". A church in the village is first reported on February 24, 1282, when the patronage rights were sold to the Ensdorf monastery. A hammer mill in Wolfsbach has also been mentioned since the 14th century.

In the course of the territorial reform, the formerly independent municipality was incorporated into the municipality of Ensdorf in 1971.

See also: Hammer Wolfsbach

Religions

The inhabitants of Wolfsbach are predominantly Catholic . The church of St. Magdalena is a branch church of the parish of Ensdorf.

Infrastructure and sights

Wolfsbach is connected to traffic by Vilstalstraße (St2165), on which the Pongratz gravel works is located. The cycle path that leads through the village is part of the Five Rivers cycle path . You can spend your free time in the nearby Hirschwald Nature Park as well as in Ensdorf Abbey, 3 km away .

Bust of Leonhard von Holler

Sons and daughters of the place

  • Leonhard von Holler (1780–1858), administrative lawyer, his tomb with bust is in the Wolfsbach cemetery.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfsbach.de: Place & Environment. Wolfsbach.de, accessed on August 25, 2013 .
  2. ^ History of Wolfsbach
  3. ^ Parish of Ensdorf