Zirgesheim

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Zirgesheim
Major district town of Donauwörth
Zirgesheim coat of arms
Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '17 "  N , 10 ° 48' 43"  E
Height : 410 m above sea level NN
Residents : 858  (Jan 1, 2015)
Incorporation : July 1, 1971
Postal code : 86609
Area code : 0906

Zirgesheim is a parish village and district of Donauwörth in the Bavarian district of Donau-Ries and has 858 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2015).

The original place name Iringesheim was first mentioned in the 12th century and is made up of the Middle High German word heim (house) and the personal name Iring . Later the preposition ze (bei) was added. So what is meant is a settlement near the house of (Lord) Iring.

geography

Zirgesheim is located on the northern bank of the Danube about 2 kilometers east of Donauwörth. The hamlets of Lederstatt and Stillberghof and the Schiesserhof are also part of the district .

history

Finds from the corridor are known from different epochs of prehistory and early history. Some finds are exhibited in the archaeological museum in Donauwörth. In the early modern period, the place belonged to the Palatinate-Neuburgian district court Graisbach . Landlords were among others the Reichserbmarschalls von Pappenheim . Around 1800 the Donauwörth Hospital was the most important landlord. In addition to the Vogthaus, rectory and the economy, it owned two farms, 42 Sölden and two half-sölden. The parish of Zirgesheim had a half yard and a Sölde. The Donauwörth city chamber had two half courtyards and the Augsburg bishopric ( Westendorf care office ) had a three-quarter courtyard. The Donauwörth Hospital held the patronage of the parish church Maria Immaculata. On July 1, 1971, Zirgesheim was incorporated into Donauwörth as part of the municipal reform.

Ecclesiastically, the Zirgesheim parish is part of the Donauwörth-Parkstadt parish community, Donauwörth deanery, Augsburg diocese.

Population development

The following population figures give an impression of the population development:

  • 1840: 360 inhabitants
  • 1910: 424 inhabitants
  • 1961: 595 inhabitants
  • 1970: 713 inhabitants
  • 2015: 858 inhabitants

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wolf-Armin Freiherr von Reitzenstein: Lexicon of Swabian place names . CH Beck-Verlag, page 436
  2. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 449 .
  3. ^ EZ Systems: Donauwörth-Parkstadt / Parish communities / Home - Diocese of Augsburg. In: bistum-augsburg.de. Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes for municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 792 .