Altomünster

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Altomuenster is a market in the Upper Bavarian district of Dachau.

The town's name derives from the founder of the place, the holy Alto, and from the Latin word monasterium (Münster) for the monastery.

  • 2.1 Chronology
  • 2.2 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 community partnership
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Museums
  • 5.1 breweries
  • 5.2 traffic
  • 5.3 Formation
  • Born 6.1 Altomuenster
  • 6.2 Connected to Altomuenster
  • 6.3 freeman

Geography

Geographical Location

The market is located northwest of Dachau and almost in the center of the city triangle Munich - Augsburg - Ingolstadt. The village lies on the county road DAH 2 By Altomuenster the Angersbach, which is called in stump stump Bach Bach and empties into the Zeitlbach flows.

Community structure

The market Altomuenster is divided into the following 48 localities:

Altomuenster, Arnberg, Asbach, width-, interpreting Mayrhofen, Erlach, Eger, free Stetten, Hague, Halmsried, High Ried, High cell, Humer Mountain, Hutgraben, Irchenbrunn, Kiemertshofen, Lauterbach, Lichtenberg, Maisbrunn, Upper Erlach, Oberdorf, Oberschröttenloh, Oberzeitlbach, Ottelsburg, Oberottmarshausen, Oberpfaffenhofen, Pipinsried, Plixenried, Radenzhofen, Rametsried, Randelsried, Reichertshausen, Röckersberg, rowing mountain, Ruppertskirchen, showers Chorn, rail Lach, Schlossberg, Schmarnzell, Schmelchen, Seng Ried, stump Bach, Teufelsberg, Thalhausen, evil manna Unterzeitlbach, Wollomoos and Xyger.

History

Chronology

To 750, a traveling monk named Alto in today's local area settled and founded a small monastery.

Before 1000, the Guelph erected a Benedictine monastery. Duke Welf IV some 1056 monks to colonize the newly founded monastery of Weingarten in Altdorf (now Weingarten ), while the previously based in Altdorf nuns came to Altomuenster. They lived there until the dissolution of the monastery in 1488 by Pope Innocent VIII

Around 1310 awarded the Wittelsbach dukes residents the right of citizenship. On October 4, 1391 confirmation of market and town rights by Duke Stephan III took place. Around 1420, the Ingolstadt Dukes put on the market.

1496 gave Duke George the Rich the Birgitten Maihingen a foundation charter for Altomuenster, to found a Birgittenkloster. On March 18, 1803, the monastery was finally dissolved, but later revived. Today, it is next to an office in Bremen, the last monastery of the Order of Saint Bridget of Sweden in Germany.

From 1823 Altomuenster plummeted to market legitimate rural community. The main reason for this was the closure of the monastery, the original main employer, and administrative costs. 1862 a hospital was built, in 1869 a kindergarten. 1882 The Market Savings Bank was founded. In 1888 Altomuenster connection to the telegraph service, 1902 Following the telephone service. 1907-1910, the town was electrified. On 18 December 1913, the local railway Dachau Altomuenster was opened.

1977, a new school center was inaugurated.

Incorporations

Policy

Mayor

Mayor since 1990, Konrad Wagner of the Free Wählergemeinschaft Altomuenster. It was in 1996, 2002 and 2008, confirmed in office.

Community partnership

Nagyvenyim: Since 1994, there is a community partnership with the City Nagyvenyim in Hungary. There are also friends with Vadstena (Sweden) and with Tscherms (Italy). The Swedish place Vadstena Vadstena houses the monastery. It is the mother monastery of the monastery Birgitt Altomuenster and Birgitt Order. The double monastery in Vadstena is still largely preserved and is now a museum. In Tscherms (South Tyrol ), the monastery Altomuenster had earlier vineyards and possessions and moved from there Measurement and drinking wine until the early 17th century.

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms description is: holding in the blue -growing, golden haloed sacred Alto with silver Mitra, silver jacket and red robe, a single-tower, red gave silver church; below this a golden labels, in a black heraldic lily.

Culture and sights

Structures

See also: list of architectural monuments in Altomuenster

  • Birgittenkloster Altomuenster with monastery church of St. Alto and St. Birgitta ( Artist: Johann Michael Fischer, built from 1763);
  • Chapel in the monastery guest house;
  • Calvary Chapel ( ⊙ 48.390511.2716 ): with Stations of the Cross, 2nd half of 18th century, stem around 1860, and stations stairs 20th century; renewed a total of 1993;
  • War memorial chapel at Jörger ring, built in 1737, recalls since 1921 of the fallen of the 1st World War;
  • Chapel at Alto source ( ⊙ 48.408311.2493 ); - This source Alto Alto Forest is the origin of the Alto trench, which opens into the Weilach. The "real" Alto spring below the Alto - side altar in the monastery church and fed in winter, among other things the fountain in the church, the fountain in the Altohof and the market fountain on the market square.
  • Chapel in the old people's home;
  • Protestant Community Center;
  • Marketplace
  • Market fountain, donated by Father Bartholomew Schmid
  • Brauerei Gasthof Kapplerbräu, built with baroque facade gable end 17./Anfang 18th century
  • Brewery Maierbräu

Museums

  • Museum Altomuenster
  • Gaudnek Museum ( Modern Art)
  • Gaudnek Gallery in the stairwell of the elementary school Altomuenster
  • Brewery Museum of Kappler Brewery
  • Attractions in Altomuenster

Tower of St. Alto and St. Bridget

Warriors chapel in the background St. Alto ⊙ 48.38663211.256496

Museum Altomuenster

Economy and infrastructure

Breweries

  • Kapplerbräu
  • Maierbräu

Traffic

Altomuenster is the terminus of the railway line Dachau Altomuenster and is thus connected to the network of the Munich S-Bahn. Some trains run directly from Alto Munster to Munich Central Station.

In Altomuenster is a special airfield for microlight aircraft. The small airfield was created by a private initiative. The grass runway in the direction of 02 /20 is only 200 m long and of course bounded on the east by a brook and on the west by a road. In 2000 a hall to accommodate aircraft is built on the site.

Education

  • Elementary and middle school Altomuenster with Gaudnek Gallery. The renamed elementary school was from October 2011 to 2013 Comenius partner school. School partners were the " Primary School " in Crook / England, and the " école primaire " explains in Flesselles / France.
  • Community and parish library Altomuenster
  • Community College Altomuenster

Personalities

Born in Altomuenster

  • Margrave Johann (1830-1917), architect
  • Franz Xaver Lang (1873-1956), inventor and engine builder
  • Dempf Alois (1891-1982), philosopher
  • Johann Stichlmair (* 1940), process engineers
  • Alfons Schweiggert (* 1947), writer and illustrator
  • Wilhelm Lieb Hart ( born 1951 ), historian and university teacher

Connected to Altomuenster

  • Paasch Leopold (1912-1988), composer
  • Martina Schwarzmann ( born 1979 ), stand-up comedian, lives in Altomuenster

Freeman

  • Anton Hofberger (1921-2004)
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